Weather Records on 17 March 1948

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1948. Highest significance: Sullurpet, IN.

Key Facts for 17 March 1948

On 17 March 1948, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 334 daily.
Sullurpet set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 17 March 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 17 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1948

Top 20 records on 17 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1948	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Palghat, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1948	Lumber City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1948. 1948 had 340 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 100	284
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1