Weather Records on 17 March 1960

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1960. Highest significance: Ladismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1960

On 17 March 1960, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 778 daily.
Ladismith (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 17 March 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 17 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Turner River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 162.

Records on 17 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	162

Records on 17 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1960

Top 20 records on 17 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1960	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Horton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Texas Downs, AU	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Lincoln, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1960	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1960	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1960	Alice Downs, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1960	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1960. 1960 had 814 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	588
100 to 200	58
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	3