Weather Records on 17 March 1968

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1968. Highest significance: Ogden Pioneer Ph, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1968

On 17 March 1968, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 830 daily.
Ogden Pioneer Ph set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 17 March 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 17 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhrul Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1968

Top 20 records on 17 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1968	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1968	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1968	Tirukkattupalli, IN	monthly rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Ukhrul Farm, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Bantwal, IN	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Dwellingup, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Riverdale, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Lalgudi, IN	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Collie, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1968	Fall River, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	41 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1968. 1968 had 849 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	701
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1