Weather Records on 7 March 2023

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2023. Highest significance: Colfax, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2023

On 7 March 2023, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Colfax set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 7 March 2023.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 7 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Satenas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosette	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gangneung	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 7 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 7 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 32, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2023

Top 20 records on 7 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2023	Colfax, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	113 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	86.3 cm (34.0 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Mt Hamilton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Topaz Lake, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2023	Satenas, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	McGill, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Grass Valley #2, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Myton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Portola, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2023	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	47 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 1,130 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	907
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	3