Weather Records on 17 March 1936

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1936. Highest significance: Goorimpa, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1936

On 17 March 1936, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 546 daily.
Goorimpa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 17 March 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 17 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1936

Top 20 records on 17 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1936	Goorimpa, AU	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Buffalo, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Romney 1 SW, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Buchanan, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1936	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Lynchburg - Coop, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Warwick, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Willamurra, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Charlottesville 2W, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1936	Angelica, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1936. 1936 had 601 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 200	542
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	1