Weather Records on 17 March 1975

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1975. Highest significance: Millicent, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1975

On 17 March 1975, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 471 daily.
Millicent set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 17 March 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 17 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeiras de Macacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 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 1975

Top 20 records on 17 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1975	Millicent, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1975	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1975	Covelo, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Whynot Station, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Lake Keechelus, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Ray Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Varzea, BR	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Goombie, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Council, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1975	Wellpinit, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	40 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1975. 1975 had 475 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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Data for records on 1975-03-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	389
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1