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Weather Records on 17 March 1909

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1909. Highest significance: Quebec, CA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1909

  • On 17 March 1909, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Quebec set a daily record snowfall of 22.6 cm (8.9 in) on 17 March 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 17 March 1909 20 station records on 17 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 17 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.6 cm (8.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WhrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 17 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 17 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 17 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 17 March 1909 by timescale Records on 17 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 17 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1909 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1220 to 40: 440 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2012
20 to 404
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1909
Top 20 records on 17 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1909Quebec, CAdaily snowfall22.6 cm (8.9 in)9.9 cm (3.9 in)32 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)6.0 cm (2.4 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Gavle, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Whroo, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Beatrice, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Quebec, CAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Skara 1, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.2 C (68.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Gilgoin, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Vastervik, SEdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Umea, SEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Stockholm, SEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth (Tie)1.0 cm (0.4 in)tie0 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 1909
Records on 03-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1909. 1909 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: 8912019: 7382020: 4542021: 5022022: 4522023: 8752024: 6682025: 7222026: 2,5221825187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1909. 1909 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
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).