Weather Records on 17 March 1977

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1977. Highest significance: Zverinogolovskaja, RU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1977

On 17 March 1977, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 463 daily.
Zverinogolovskaja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 17 March 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 17 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zverinogolovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodslee Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Joli A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1977

Top 20 records on 17 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1977	Zverinogolovskaja, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Haparanda, SE	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Barrage Lac Morin, CA	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Santa Rita Do Jacutinga, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1977	Nitchequon, CA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Nitchequon, CA	daily snowfall	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Woodslee Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Tataira, BR	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1977	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	76 years	31 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1977. 1977 had 479 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	381
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1