Weather Records on 17 March 1989

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1989. Highest significance: Jingi Jingi, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1989

On 17 March 1989, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Jingi Jingi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.0 mm (6.5 in) on 17 March 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 17 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 17 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 17 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1989

Top 20 records on 17 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1989	Jingi Jingi, AU	monthly rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1989	Warragai, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1989	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Anaconda, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Colony, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Turallin, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Colony, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Magdalena, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1989	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	45 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1989. 1989 had 1,082 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 1989-03-17: 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	807
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2