Weather Records on 17 March 1929

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1929. Highest significance: Cap Chat, CA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1929

On 17 March 1929, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 84 daily.
Cap Chat set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 17 March 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 17 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Creek (Marble House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 17 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1929

Top 20 records on 17 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1929	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1929	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Sotchi, RU	monthly low min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Uman, UA	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Uman, UA	daily low max	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1929	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1929. 1929 had 85 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 50	72
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1