Weather Records on 17 March 1962

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1962. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1962

On 17 March 1962, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 317 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 17 March 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 17 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 17 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 17 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1962

Top 20 records on 17 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Akron, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Hvar, HR	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Mahackala, RU	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1962	Zugspitze, DE	daily low max	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Saentis, CH	daily low max	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1962	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	29 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1962. 1962 had 321 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	267
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1