Weather Records on 17 March 1954

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1954. Highest significance: Heppner, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1954

On 17 March 1954, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 353 daily.
Heppner set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 17 March 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 17 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1954

Top 20 records on 17 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1954	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1954	Weston 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Indi, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Makaweli 965, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Ketty, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Poona, IN	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Weston 2 SE, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Mill Creek 2, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1954	Dayville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Kingman, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Auburn, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Santa Ana River Ph 1, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1954	Condon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	27 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1954. 1954 had 365 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	277
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2