Weather Records on 17 March 1923

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1923. Highest significance: Clarksville, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1923

On 17 March 1923, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 126 daily.
Clarksville set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 17 March 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 17 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2438.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1923

Top 20 records on 17 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1923	Clarksville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1923	Washington, US	daily snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	243.8 cm (96.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1923	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1923	Runnymede Spottsville, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Weldon, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	St Albans, CA	monthly low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Minnedosa, CA	monthly low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Andenes, NO	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Las Animas, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1923	Norwalk, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	17 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1923. 1923 had 130 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 500	104
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1