Weather Records on 17 March 1924

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1924. Highest significance: Grundy Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1924

On 17 March 1924, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 74 daily.
Grundy Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 17 March 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 17 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1924 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 74.

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 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1924

Top 20 records on 17 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1924	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1924	Franklin, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1924	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1924	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1924	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Beatrice, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Lamar, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Hebron, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Ravenna, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Tekamah, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1924	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1924. 1924 had 78 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 20	56
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2