Weather Records on 7 March 1957

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1957. Highest significance: Salgueiro, BR.

Key Facts for 7 March 1957

On 7 March 1957, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 414 daily.
Salgueiro set an all-time record daily precipitation of 240.0 mm (9.4 in) on 7 March 1957.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 7 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mehama	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1957

Top 20 records on 7 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1957	Salgueiro, BR	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	45 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1957	Timber Creek Police, AU	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1957	Oregon City, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Areia Branca, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Lake Kachess, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Vancouver Interst Brg, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Estancia, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Uccle, BE	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Lake Keechelus, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1957	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 428 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 1957-03-07: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	327
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2