Weather Records on 17 March 1992

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1992. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1992

On 17 March 1992, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 731 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 94.1 mm (3.7 in) on 17 March 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 17 March 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borumba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chermside Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 17 March 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 17 March 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1992

Top 20 records on 17 March 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1992	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Bauple, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1992	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Mount Farmer, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Deer Lodge 3 W, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Soledad Nueva, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	49 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1992. 1992 had 740 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	576
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1