Weather Records on 17 March 1951

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1951. Highest significance: Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1951

On 17 March 1951, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 469 daily.
Wentworth 2.5 WNW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 17 March 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 17 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	172.0 cm (67.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 17 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 17 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1951

Top 20 records on 17 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1951	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1951	Menno, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Pearlington, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Turtleford, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Khurja, IN	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Howard, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	all-time snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Galva, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1951	Marion, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	44 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1951. 1951 had 489 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	354
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1