Weather Records on 17 March 1949

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1949. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE.

Key Facts for 17 March 1949

On 17 March 1949, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 178 daily.
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 17 March 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

178 stations

178 station records on 17 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auckland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 17 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 17 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1949

Top 20 records on 17 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1949	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1949	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1949	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Palestine, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Kurgan, RU	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Morgantown 1, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Soltau, DE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Kursk, RU	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1949	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1949. 1949 had 178 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	129
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2