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Weather Records on 24 March 1917

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1917. Highest significance: Zagreb-Gric, HR.

Key Facts for 24 March 1917

  • On 24 March 1917, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Zagreb-Gric set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 24 March 1917.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 24 March 1917 27 station records on 24 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 24 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-8.4 C (16.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KisinevMoldovaRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 24 March 1917 by type Records set or tied on 24 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 24 March 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 24 March 1917 by timescale Records on 24 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25.
Records on 24 March 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1917 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1917
Top 20 records on 24 March 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1917Zagreb-Gric, HRmonthly rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)52 years46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1917Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917New Westminster, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Sandvig, DKdaily low min-8.4 C (16.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Halden, NOdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)6.0 cm (2.4 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Asheville, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Fort National, DZdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min4.1 C (39.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Kisinev, MDdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Karlshamn, SEdaily low min-11.5 C (11.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min9.3 C (48.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Bic, CAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1917Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZmonthly low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie64 years8 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

1794 to 1917
Records on 03-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 27 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11834: 11836: 11837: 11847: 11850: 21853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 11877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 31892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 201896: 101897: 71898: 61899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 111903: 331904: 81905: 131906: 241907: 311908: 201909: 251910: 401911: 41912: 231913: 831914: 361915: 241916: 291917: 271918: 201919: 221920: 531921: 411922: 311923: 941924: 651925: 761926: 3281927: 1291928: 2771929: 5541930: 821931: 1021932: 2401933: 2061934: 7311935: 2191936: 3461937: 3361938: 4491939: 5541940: 1,5041941: 2581942: 1761943: 2101944: 3671945: 6991946: 2121947: 3941948: 3211949: 3241950: 3831951: 3731952: 7791953: 9551954: 4891955: 1,2271956: 6071957: 5331958: 4401959: 1711960: 8551961: 3591962: 3431963: 4991964: 1,0941965: 1,9941966: 6331967: 8931968: 1,2171969: 1,0571970: 2191971: 6381972: 4661973: 7281974: 1,6671975: 9261976: 4481977: 4541978: 5081979: 1,0581980: 5061981: 9001982: 5591983: 1,1181984: 4871985: 4181986: 9871987: 9621988: 1,1651989: 1,0721990: 1,5371991: 9191992: 7601993: 1,2101994: 1,3791995: 1,2871996: 8731997: 7791998: 1,2221999: 5222000: 7802001: 9212002: 5982003: 6932004: 1,3382005: 8642006: 1,1622007: 1,9632008: 1,3682009: 9202010: 6472011: 8882012: 1,6312013: 1,6702014: 9482015: 5972016: 7372017: 6512018: 8172019: 3612020: 5752021: 1,0182022: 8812023: 1,5382024: 8202025: 1,2072026: 2,0041794186918901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18341
18361
18371
18471
18502
18531
18541
18571
18581
18592
18621
18631
18653
18661
18671
18681
18692
18701
18713
18721
18732
18742
18761
18773
18792
18822
18832
18842
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18903
18921
18932
18944
189520
189610
18977
18986
18995
19006
19015
190211
190333
19048
190513
190624
190731
190820
190925
191040
19114
191223
191383
191436
191524
191629
191727
191820
191922
192053
192141
192231
192394
192465
192576
1926328
1927129
1928277
1929554
193082
1931102
1932240
1933206
1934731
1935219
1936346
1937336
1938449
1939554
19401,504
1941258
1942176
1943210
1944367
1945699
1946212
1947394
1948321
1949324
1950383
1951373
1952779
1953955
1954489
19551,227
1956607
1957533
1958440
1959171
1960855
1961359
1962343
1963499
19641,094
19651,994
1966633
1967893
19681,217
19691,057
1970219
1971638
1972466
1973728
19741,667
1975926
1976448
1977454
1978508
19791,058
1980506
1981900
1982559
19831,118
1984487
1985418
1986987
1987962
19881,165
19891,072
19901,537
1991919
1992760
19931,210
19941,379
19951,287
1996873
1997779
19981,222
1999522
2000780
2001921
2002598
2003693
20041,338
2005864
20061,162
20071,963
20081,368
2009920
2010647
2011888
20121,631
20131,670
2014948
2015597
2016737
2017651
2018817
2019361
2020575
20211,018
2022881
20231,538
2024820
20251,207
20262,004

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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).