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Weather Records on 17 March 1908

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1908. Highest significance: Grafton City Council, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1908

  • On 17 March 1908, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Grafton City Council set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 March 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1825 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 17 March 1908 20 station records on 17 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 17 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.5 mm (1.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation68.5 mm (2.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 17 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 17 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 17 March 1908 by timescale Records on 17 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 17 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1908 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1908
Top 20 records on 17 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1908Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)29.8 mm (1.2 in)34 years33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Hvar, HRmonthly rain68.5 mm (2.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Pesaro, ITdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Southampton, CAdaily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)1.6 cm (0.6 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Santa Fe, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Fort Sill, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max22.6 C (72.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Castlemaine, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie3 years0 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 1908
Records on 03-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1908. 1908 had 20 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: 8892019: 7372020: 4532021: 4992022: 4492023: 8712024: 6682025: 7221825187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1908. 1908 had 20 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
2018889
2019737
2020453
2021499
2022449
2023871
2024668
2025722

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).