Weather Records on 21 March 2007

1,220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2007. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 2007

On 21 March 2007, 1,220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
859 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,190 daily.
Independence set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 21 March 2007.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,220 stations

1,220 station records on 21 March 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,220 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 308, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 551, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 March 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	308
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	551
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 March 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

995 broken records

Margins by which the 995 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2007

Top 20 records on 21 March 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2007	Independence, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2007	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2007	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2007	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Lone Rock Tri Co AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Diamond 2W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Greifswald, DE	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Elfin Cove, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Ashton 1N, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Gage AP, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	145 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2007	Kursk, RU	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1797 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 1,220 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	989
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1