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Weather Records on 1 March 1917

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1917. Highest significance: Karumba Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1917

  • On 1 March 1917, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Karumba Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 1 March 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 1 March 1917 15 station records on 1 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 1 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PrzhevalskKyrgyzstanRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 1 March 1917 by type Records set or tied on 1 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 1 March 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 March 1917 by timescale Records on 1 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 1 March 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 March 1917 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 225 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 March 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 252
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1917
Top 15 records on 1 March 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 March 1917Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)18 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Hambantota, LKmonthly low max25.4 C (77.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Yalata, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Przhevalsk, KGdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Ft Bidwell, USdaily low max-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Berry Masonic Village, AUdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Aberfoyle, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Johnsonville, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Boulia Airport, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1917Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie20 years2 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

1808 to 1917
Records on 03-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1917. 1917 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001808: 11814: 11817: 11827: 11836: 21844: 11846: 41858: 11859: 11863: 21868: 11870: 31872: 11875: 41876: 31877: 11878: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 61886: 101888: 31889: 11890: 11891: 31892: 11893: 11894: 11896: 21897: 21898: 81899: 11900: 71901: 11902: 141903: 111904: 131905: 41906: 301907: 51908: 141909: 191910: 141911: 201912: 641913: 261914: 231915: 211916: 341917: 151918: 161919: 571920: 981921: 4111922: 1391923: 1271924: 441925: 1001926: 861927: 2031928: 611929: 1811930: 901931: 1401932: 4621933: 941934: 4011935: 1671936: 2321937: 2201938: 3081939: 5651940: 5131941: 6441942: 3911943: 2561944: 1551945: 1781946: 3581947: 9331948: 8931949: 2501950: 2491951: 5641952: 5641953: 6151954: 8931955: 1,0281956: 5231957: 2931958: 4591959: 4631960: 1,5301961: 5481962: 2,0671963: 5321964: 5631965: 6961966: 5751967: 7311968: 9661969: 4391970: 7251971: 9431972: 1,5241973: 6131974: 9541975: 4111976: 1,6121977: 3171978: 1,0651979: 5071980: 2,0401981: 5501982: 9181983: 1,0481984: 7201985: 6761986: 1,3171987: 2,0421988: 7221989: 9241990: 1,0001991: 9261992: 1,8271993: 1,1891994: 1,3391995: 1,2141996: 6411997: 1,9241998: 9571999: 1,1502000: 1,2112001: 1,0812002: 1,0122003: 7562004: 1,3632005: 1,2942006: 1,3762007: 1,4182008: 8872009: 1,0302010: 8902011: 8682012: 1,7762013: 7822014: 1,1492015: 1,2792016: 6222017: 1,2122018: 1,1972019: 7472020: 4942021: 8242022: 1,0962023: 1,2322024: 6422025: 8412026: 1,1531808187818991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1917. 1917 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-01 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18141
18171
18271
18362
18441
18464
18581
18591
18632
18681
18703
18721
18754
18763
18771
18782
18811
18822
18831
18846
188610
18883
18891
18901
18913
18921
18931
18941
18962
18972
18988
18991
19007
19011
190214
190311
190413
19054
190630
19075
190814
190919
191014
191120
191264
191326
191423
191521
191634
191715
191816
191957
192098
1921411
1922139
1923127
192444
1925100
192686
1927203
192861
1929181
193090
1931140
1932462
193394
1934401
1935167
1936232
1937220
1938308
1939565
1940513
1941644
1942391
1943256
1944155
1945178
1946358
1947933
1948893
1949250
1950249
1951564
1952564
1953615
1954893
19551,028
1956523
1957293
1958459
1959463
19601,530
1961548
19622,067
1963532
1964563
1965696
1966575
1967731
1968966
1969439
1970725
1971943
19721,524
1973613
1974954
1975411
19761,612
1977317
19781,065
1979507
19802,040
1981550
1982918
19831,048
1984720
1985676
19861,317
19872,042
1988722
1989924
19901,000
1991926
19921,827
19931,189
19941,339
19951,214
1996641
19971,924
1998957
19991,150
20001,211
20011,081
20021,012
2003756
20041,363
20051,294
20061,376
20071,418
2008887
20091,030
2010890
2011868
20121,776
2013782
20141,149
20151,279
2016622
20171,212
20181,197
2019747
2020494
2021824
20221,096
20231,232
2024642
2025841
20261,153

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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).