Weather Records on 17 March 1979

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1979. Highest significance: Ukmerge, LT.

Key Facts for 17 March 1979

On 17 March 1979, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 498 daily.
Ukmerge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 17 March 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 17 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Betania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 17 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 17 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1979

Top 20 records on 17 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1979	Ukmerge, LT	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Durham, GB	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Ulupna, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Riverdale, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Riverdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Santa Cruz, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Natchitoches, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Roseau, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1979	Tepuxtepec, MX	all-time high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1979	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1979	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1979	Boolburra, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1979. 1979 had 507 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	402
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1