Weather Records on 15 March 1917
36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1917. Highest significance: Conoble, AU.
Key Facts for 15 March 1917
- On 15 March 1917, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
- Conoble set a daily record precipitation of 16.0 mm (0.6 in) on 15 March 1917.
- Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.
Record Map
36 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conoble | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorki | Belarus | Record daily precipitation | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bamberg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gumeracha | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ft Bidwell | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiandra Chalet | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sterkstroom (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Skara 1 | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -24.0 C (-11.2 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beltana | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fairlight Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halden | Norway | Record snow depth | 32.0 cm (12.6 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kirov | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Roto Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bungendore (Gidleigh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mandamar | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kazan | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 2.6 mm (0.10 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hillston (Cowl Cowl) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorlitz | Germany | Record snow depth | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jokkmokk | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -10.5 C (13.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brisbane Regional Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunning Rural Supplies | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hillston Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Marfield | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Majura 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wirrabara | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Echunga Golf Course | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gundy (Miller St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cavan | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bungendore (Douglas) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ivanhoe Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concordia ASOS | United States | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berthong | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Huron Rgnl AP | United States | Record daily precipitation | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Broken Hill (Glen Lyon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnemucca AP | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -15.0 C (5.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Quebec | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | -1.1 C (30.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
36 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 28 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 2 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 36 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
34 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 29 |
| 10 to 20 | 4 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 70 | 0 |
| 70 to 80 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
15 March 1917| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 1917 | Conoble, AU | daily rain | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Gorki, BY | daily rain | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 4.0 mm (0.16 in) | 12 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Bamberg, DE | daily rain | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 11 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Gumeracha, AU | daily rain | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 21 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Ft Bidwell, US | daily low max | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 44 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Kiandra Chalet, AU | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 11 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 31 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Skara 1, SE | daily low min | -24.0 C (-11.2 F) | 3.0 C (5.4 F) | 28 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Beltana, AU | daily rain | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 37 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Fairlight Station, AU | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 16 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Halden, NO | daily snow depth | 32.0 cm (12.6 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 12 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Kirov, RU | daily rain | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 0.6 mm (0.02 in) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Roto Station, AU | daily rain | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 16 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU | daily rain | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 16 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Mandamar, AU | daily rain | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 11.6 mm (0.5 in) | 7 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Kazan, RU | daily rain | 2.6 mm (0.10 in) | 0.1 mm (0.00 in) | 33 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU | daily rain | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 6.0 mm (0.24 in) | 16 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Gorlitz, DE | daily snow depth | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 1.0 cm (0.4 in) | 27 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Jokkmokk, SE | daily low max | -10.5 C (13.1 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 23 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1917 | Brisbane Regional Office, AU | daily high max | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 19 years | 11 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
1810 to 1917| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1813 | 1 |
| 1825 | 1 |
| 1826 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1835 | 1 |
| 1836 | 2 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1845 | 3 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1901 | 11 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 14 |
| 1906 | 36 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 27 |
| 1912 | 51 |
| 1913 | 79 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 81 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1920 | 43 |
| 1921 | 140 |
| 1922 | 39 |
| 1923 | 134 |
| 1924 | 145 |
| 1925 | 72 |
| 1926 | 169 |
| 1927 | 332 |
| 1928 | 193 |
| 1929 | 267 |
| 1930 | 240 |
| 1931 | 122 |
| 1932 | 610 |
| 1933 | 167 |
| 1934 | 298 |
| 1935 | 617 |
| 1936 | 298 |
| 1937 | 711 |
| 1938 | 505 |
| 1939 | 336 |
| 1940 | 340 |
| 1941 | 259 |
| 1942 | 399 |
| 1943 | 639 |
| 1944 | 622 |
| 1945 | 895 |
| 1946 | 915 |
| 1947 | 374 |
| 1948 | 198 |
| 1949 | 409 |
| 1950 | 249 |
| 1951 | 334 |
| 1952 | 358 |
| 1953 | 298 |
| 1954 | 340 |
| 1955 | 419 |
| 1956 | 534 |
| 1957 | 485 |
| 1958 | 431 |
| 1959 | 348 |
| 1960 | 972 |
| 1961 | 430 |
| 1962 | 585 |
| 1963 | 297 |
| 1964 | 411 |
| 1965 | 174 |
| 1966 | 893 |
| 1967 | 831 |
| 1968 | 545 |
| 1969 | 933 |
| 1970 | 541 |
| 1971 | 772 |
| 1972 | 814 |
| 1973 | 1,074 |
| 1974 | 439 |
| 1975 | 713 |
| 1976 | 220 |
| 1977 | 787 |
| 1978 | 566 |
| 1979 | 997 |
| 1980 | 503 |
| 1981 | 799 |
| 1982 | 997 |
| 1983 | 844 |
| 1984 | 638 |
| 1985 | 519 |
| 1986 | 771 |
| 1987 | 687 |
| 1988 | 1,599 |
| 1989 | 1,221 |
| 1990 | 2,255 |
| 1991 | 852 |
| 1992 | 1,131 |
| 1993 | 3,353 |
| 1994 | 1,405 |
| 1995 | 1,372 |
| 1996 | 706 |
| 1997 | 1,500 |
| 1998 | 847 |
| 1999 | 1,269 |
| 2000 | 458 |
| 2001 | 930 |
| 2002 | 1,317 |
| 2003 | 1,157 |
| 2004 | 1,046 |
| 2005 | 1,099 |
| 2006 | 688 |
| 2007 | 1,420 |
| 2008 | 903 |
| 2009 | 744 |
| 2010 | 675 |
| 2011 | 730 |
| 2012 | 2,297 |
| 2013 | 1,486 |
| 2014 | 397 |
| 2015 | 1,573 |
| 2016 | 948 |
| 2017 | 1,497 |
| 2018 | 538 |
| 2019 | 861 |
| 2020 | 1,128 |
| 2021 | 916 |
| 2022 | 491 |
| 2023 | 768 |
| 2024 | 1,401 |
| 2025 | 1,162 |
| 2026 | 877 |
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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).