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Weather Records on 17 March 1918

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1918. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1918

  • On 17 March 1918, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 17 March 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 17 March 1918 26 station records on 17 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 17 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 17 March 1918 by type Records set or tied on 17 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 17 March 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 March 1918 by timescale Records on 17 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 17 March 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1918 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 26.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1918
Top 20 records on 17 March 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1918Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)54 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Boulia Airport, AUdaily low min12.9 C (55.2 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Tylden "Tulden", ZAmonthly rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)0 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Cherdyn', RUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)3 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max9.0 C (48.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Port Stanley, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Lady Frere (Tnk), ZAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Oranjerivier (Sar), ZAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Escanaba, USdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Ottawa, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Altastenberg, DEdaily high max15.4 C (59.7 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Isidinge (Bos), ZAdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Portland, USdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Concord, USdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Blue Hill Coop, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1918Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)4 years7 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

1825 to 1918
Records on 03-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1918. 1918 had 26 records. 01,0002,0003,0001825: 21839: 11845: 11850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 11857: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 31876: 11877: 21878: 31879: 11881: 11882: 41883: 11884: 31885: 31886: 11887: 31888: 21889: 31890: 21892: 11895: 51896: 21897: 91898: 141899: 51900: 51901: 41902: 161903: 101904: 111905: 101906: 151907: 141908: 201909: 201910: 171911: 71912: 71913: 311914: 281915: 221916: 401917: 521918: 261919: 861920: 501921: 961922: 491923: 1301924: 781925: 1431926: 1851927: 3691928: 2301929: 851930: 3061931: 1241932: 4841933: 1981934: 3681935: 2591936: 6011937: 4551938: 3941939: 5831940: 2501941: 6891942: 7831943: 5001944: 2881945: 1,3451946: 8101947: 3321948: 3401949: 1781950: 1,1051951: 4891952: 5271953: 2361954: 3651955: 3851956: 5731957: 3271958: 5351959: 4711960: 8141961: 6791962: 3211963: 7381964: 2411965: 1,1151966: 9701967: 8561968: 8491969: 6511970: 7681971: 3611972: 1,0131973: 9431974: 8371975: 4751976: 5341977: 4791978: 7871979: 5071980: 6581981: 6791982: 1,3151983: 9121984: 5991985: 6621986: 5511987: 1,3621988: 1,3251989: 1,0821990: 1,9161991: 7561992: 7401993: 1,6081994: 8221995: 9891996: 6891997: 8951998: 9721999: 6882000: 7922001: 1,3492002: 1,2102003: 1,2442004: 1,4062005: 1,4752006: 5792007: 1,4702008: 9552009: 7172010: 5842011: 9262012: 2,7152013: 7232014: 1,0392015: 1,1452016: 5452017: 8472018: 8912019: 7382020: 4542021: 5022022: 4522023: 8752024: 6682025: 7222026: 2,5221825187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1918. 1918 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-17 in each year
YearRecords
18252
18391
18451
18502
18521
18531
18561
18571
18631
18662
18671
18691
18701
18721
18743
18761
18772
18783
18791
18811
18824
18831
18843
18853
18861
18873
18882
18893
18902
18921
18955
18962
18979
189814
18995
19005
19014
190216
190310
190411
190510
190615
190714
190820
190920
191017
19117
19127
191331
191428
191522
191640
191752
191826
191986
192050
192196
192249
1923130
192478
1925143
1926185
1927369
1928230
192985
1930306
1931124
1932484
1933198
1934368
1935259
1936601
1937455
1938394
1939583
1940250
1941689
1942783
1943500
1944288
19451,345
1946810
1947332
1948340
1949178
19501,105
1951489
1952527
1953236
1954365
1955385
1956573
1957327
1958535
1959471
1960814
1961679
1962321
1963738
1964241
19651,115
1966970
1967856
1968849
1969651
1970768
1971361
19721,013
1973943
1974837
1975475
1976534
1977479
1978787
1979507
1980658
1981679
19821,315
1983912
1984599
1985662
1986551
19871,362
19881,325
19891,082
19901,916
1991756
1992740
19931,608
1994822
1995989
1996689
1997895
1998972
1999688
2000792
20011,349
20021,210
20031,244
20041,406
20051,475
2006579
20071,470
2008955
2009717
2010584
2011926
20122,715
2013723
20141,039
20151,145
2016545
2017847
2018891
2019738
2020454
2021502
2022452
2023875
2024668
2025722
20262,522

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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).