Weather Records on 17 March 1916

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1916. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1916

On 17 March 1916, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 17 March 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 17 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 March 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1916

Top 20 records on 17 March 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1916	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Concord, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1916	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 years	13 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1916. 1916 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	30
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1