Weather Records on 17 March 1958

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1958. Highest significance: Lamar 7N, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1958

On 17 March 1958, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 521 daily.
Lamar 7N set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 March 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 17 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 17 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 17 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1958

Top 20 records on 17 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1958	Lamar 7N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1958	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1958	Independence, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Corning, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Kathleen Valley, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Yates Ctr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Bulong, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Walnut 4S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Cairo 3N, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Yandal, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Wellington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1958	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	43 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1958. 1958 had 535 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 100	398
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1