Weather Records on 19 March 1917

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1917. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1917

On 19 March 1917, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 54 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.4 C (20.5 F) on 19 March 1917.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

54 stations

54 station records on 19 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 March 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1917

Top 20 records on 19 March 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1917	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Warooka, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Portland, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1917	Burlington, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 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

1808 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1917. 1917 had 54 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 March 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	46
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1