Weather Records on 17 March 1925

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1925. Highest significance: Great Falls 16St, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1925

On 17 March 1925, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 142 daily.
Great Falls 16St set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 17 March 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 17 March 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 March 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 March 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1925

Top 20 records on 17 March 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1925	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1925	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Athens, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Clanton, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Anderson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Sonnblick, AT	daily low min	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Santuck, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Moncure 3 SE, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1925	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	21 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1925. 1925 had 143 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	103
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1