Weather Records on 7 March 2015

1,090 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2015. Highest significance: Briksdal, NO.

Key Facts for 7 March 2015

On 7 March 2015, 1,090 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 541 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Briksdal set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 7 March 2015.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,090 stations

1,090 station records on 7 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnetharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Veitastrond	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ona II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,090 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 418, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 172.

Records on 7 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	418
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	172

Records on 7 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2015

Top 20 records on 7 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2015	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2015	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	98 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2015	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2015	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2015	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Rough Rvr Lake, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Purcellville, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Yinnetharra, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Veitastrond, NO	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Melrose 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Hafslo, NO	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Groton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2015	Mt Sterling, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	115 years	51 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

1796 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,090 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 2015
Margin	Records
0 to 100	836
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1