Weather Records on 17 March 1919

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1919. Highest significance: Johnsonville, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1919

On 17 March 1919, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 82 daily.
Johnsonville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 17 March 1919.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 17 March 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 March 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 March 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1919

Top 20 records on 17 March 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1919	Johnsonville, US	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1919	Falmouth, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1919	Pine Bluff, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Alma, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Moose Factory, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Toronto, CA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Alton, CA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Stonecliffe, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Kola-In-Murman, RU	monthly rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Welland, CA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Stratford, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Newport, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1919	Paterson, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	20 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1919. 1919 had 86 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	43
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2