Weather Records on 17 March 1931

124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1931. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1931

On 17 March 1931, 124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 122 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set a daily record snowfall of 21.1 cm (8.3 in) on 17 March 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

124 stations

124 station records on 17 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	250.0 cm (98.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

124 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

101 broken records

Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1931

Top 20 records on 17 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1931	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1931	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1931	Dumble, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1931	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1931	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Easton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Solomons, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Port Said, EG	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Boras, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Kenora, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1931	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1931. 1931 had 124 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1931
Margin	Records
0 to 100	96
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1