Weather Records on 23 March 1917

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1917. Highest significance: Warragul (Carbethon), AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1917

On 23 March 1917, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 64 daily.
Warragul (Carbethon) set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 23 March 1917.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 23 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 March 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1917

Top 20 records on 23 March 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1917	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Kirov, RU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Westminster, CA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Southampton, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Green Bay, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Sale, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Yarram, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1917	Stratford, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	14 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

1796 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 65 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	43
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1