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Weather Records on 17 March 1899

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1899. Highest significance: Umea, SE.

Key Facts for 17 March 1899

  • On 17 March 1899, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Umea set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 17 March 1899.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 17 March 1899 5 station records on 17 March 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 17 March 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 March 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.3 C (93.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 17 March 1899 by type Records set or tied on 17 March 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 March 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 17 March 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 March 1899 by timescale Records on 17 March 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 March 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4.
Records on 17 March 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1899 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 2: 12 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1899
Top 5 records on 17 March 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1899Umea, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1899Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max34.3 C (93.7 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1899Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max16.8 C (62.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1899Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min0.4 C (32.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1899Armagh, GBmonthly high max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1825 to 1899
Records on 03-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1899. 1899 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001825: 21839: 11845: 11850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 11857: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 31876: 11877: 21878: 31879: 11881: 11882: 41883: 11884: 31885: 31886: 11887: 31888: 21889: 31890: 21892: 11895: 51896: 21897: 91898: 141899: 51900: 51901: 41902: 161903: 101904: 111905: 101906: 151907: 141908: 201909: 201910: 171911: 71912: 71913: 311914: 281915: 221916: 401917: 521918: 261919: 861920: 501921: 961922: 491923: 1301924: 781925: 1431926: 1851927: 3691928: 2301929: 851930: 3061931: 1241932: 4841933: 1981934: 3681935: 2591936: 6011937: 4551938: 3941939: 5831940: 2501941: 6891942: 7831943: 5001944: 2881945: 1,3451946: 8101947: 3321948: 3401949: 1781950: 1,1051951: 4891952: 5271953: 2361954: 3651955: 3851956: 5731957: 3271958: 5351959: 4711960: 8141961: 6791962: 3211963: 7381964: 2411965: 1,1151966: 9701967: 8561968: 8491969: 6511970: 7681971: 3611972: 1,0131973: 9431974: 8371975: 4751976: 5341977: 4791978: 7871979: 5071980: 6581981: 6791982: 1,3151983: 9121984: 5991985: 6621986: 5511987: 1,3621988: 1,3251989: 1,0821990: 1,9161991: 7561992: 7401993: 1,6081994: 8221995: 9891996: 6891997: 8951998: 9721999: 6882000: 7922001: 1,3492002: 1,2102003: 1,2442004: 1,4062005: 1,4752006: 5792007: 1,4702008: 9552009: 7172010: 5842011: 9262012: 2,7152013: 7232014: 1,0392015: 1,1452016: 5452017: 8472018: 8912019: 7382020: 4542021: 5022022: 4522023: 8752024: 6682025: 7222026: 2,5221825187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1899. 1899 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-17 in each year
YearRecords
18252
18391
18451
18502
18521
18531
18561
18571
18631
18662
18671
18691
18701
18721
18743
18761
18772
18783
18791
18811
18824
18831
18843
18853
18861
18873
18882
18893
18902
18921
18955
18962
18979
189814
18995
19005
19014
190216
190310
190411
190510
190615
190714
190820
190920
191017
19117
19127
191331
191428
191522
191640
191752
191826
191986
192050
192196
192249
1923130
192478
1925143
1926185
1927369
1928230
192985
1930306
1931124
1932484
1933198
1934368
1935259
1936601
1937455
1938394
1939583
1940250
1941689
1942783
1943500
1944288
19451,345
1946810
1947332
1948340
1949178
19501,105
1951489
1952527
1953236
1954365
1955385
1956573
1957327
1958535
1959471
1960814
1961679
1962321
1963738
1964241
19651,115
1966970
1967856
1968849
1969651
1970768
1971361
19721,013
1973943
1974837
1975475
1976534
1977479
1978787
1979507
1980658
1981679
19821,315
1983912
1984599
1985662
1986551
19871,362
19881,325
19891,082
19901,916
1991756
1992740
19931,608
1994822
1995989
1996689
1997895
1998972
1999688
2000792
20011,349
20021,210
20031,244
20041,406
20051,475
2006579
20071,470
2008955
2009717
2010584
2011926
20122,715
2013723
20141,039
20151,145
2016545
2017847
2018891
2019738
2020454
2021502
2022452
2023875
2024668
2025722
20262,522

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).