Weather Records on 17 March 1978

787 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1978. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1978

On 17 March 1978, 787 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 738 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 17 March 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

787 stations

787 station records on 17 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

787 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 17 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 17 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1978

Top 20 records on 17 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1978	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1978	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Hatchville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Penjamo, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Tepeaca, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1978	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1978. 1978 had 787 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 200	621
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1