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Weather Records on 17 March 1915

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1915. Highest significance: Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1915

  • On 17 March 1915, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Stellenbosch (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 March 1915.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 17 March 1915 22 station records on 17 March 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 17 March 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 March 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation45.5 mm (1.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 17 March 1915 by type Records set or tied on 17 March 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 March 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 17 March 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 March 1915 by timescale Records on 17 March 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 March 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21.
Records on 17 March 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1915 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 320 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 203
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1915
Top 20 records on 17 March 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1915Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)6 years37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1915Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)8 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1915Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Nicosia, CYdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Bjuraker, SEdaily low max-7.0 C (19.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Worcester, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Umea, SEdaily low max-9.0 C (15.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max-12.0 C (10.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Barkly East, ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Sveg, SEdaily low max-9.5 C (14.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Gavle, SEdaily low max-5.5 C (22.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Karesuando, SEdaily low max-14.0 C (6.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Pitea, SEdaily low max-9.5 C (14.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low max-7.0 C (19.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1915Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)8 years5 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 1915
Records on 03-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1915. 1915 had 22 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 1915. 1915 had 22 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).