Weather Records on 17 March 1969

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1969. Highest significance: Weilmoringle, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1969

On 17 March 1969, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 632 daily.
Weilmoringle set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 17 March 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 17 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 17 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 17 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1969

Top 20 records on 17 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1969	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1969	Byrock Post Office, AU	all-time rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1969	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1969	Bourke (Yanda), AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Ivanhoe (Beilpajah), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Collerina (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Coolabah Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1969	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	49 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1969. 1969 had 651 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	540
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1