Weather Records on 17 March 1944

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1944. Highest significance: Whitehead, CA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1944

On 17 March 1944, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 285 daily.
Whitehead set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 17 March 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 17 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irish Lords	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1944

Top 20 records on 17 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1944	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Kirnur Nam, IN	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Goliad, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1944	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21.7 C (39.1 F)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Berea College, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1944	Malta, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	31 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1944. 1944 had 288 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 25	216
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1