Weather Records on 17 March 1970

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1970. Highest significance: Vinita 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1970

On 17 March 1970, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 724 daily.
Vinita 2 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 17 March 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 17 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	198.0 cm (78.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 157, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 17 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	157
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 17 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 26, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1970

Top 20 records on 17 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1970	Vinita 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Columbus, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Carthage, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Golconda River, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Williamsville, US	all-time snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Enid, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Neosho, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Tahlequah, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Anna 4 N, US	monthly snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1970	Greenville 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1970. 1970 had 768 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	583
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2