Weather Records on 7 March 2017

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2017. Highest significance: Darrington Rs, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2017

On 7 March 2017, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 765 daily.
Darrington Rs set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 7 March 2017.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 7 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 7 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 7 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2017

Top 20 records on 7 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2017	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2017	Ardath, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2017	Bugt, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Theilman 1SSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Boysen Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Breakell, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Belknap Springs 8 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Newhalem, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Minidoka Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Boysen Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Stanley, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Clarion, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Oakland, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Guajataca Dam, PR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Blue Mountain Spring, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2017	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	42 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 773 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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Data for records on 2017-03-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	605
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1