Weather Records on 17 March 1993

1,608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1993. Highest significance: Chazy, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1993

On 17 March 1993, 1,608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 434 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,590 daily.
Chazy set a daily record snow depth of 121.9 cm (48.0 in) on 17 March 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,608 stations

1,608 station records on 17 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
York Haven	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,608 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 434, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 302.

Records on 17 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	434
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	302

Records on 17 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 1,590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,308 broken records

Margins by which the 1,308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1993

Top 20 records on 17 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1993	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	all-time rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1993	Hollister, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1993	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1993	York Haven, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Asheville AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Jamestown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Split Rock Pond, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Bland, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Hagerstown, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Hamlin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Lindley 2N, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1993	Clearfield, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	51 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1993. 1993 had 1,608 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	1,237
200 to 400	54
400 to 600	14
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	2