Weather Records on 17 March 1995

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1995. Highest significance: Puntilla, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1995

On 17 March 1995, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 968 daily.
Puntilla set an all-time record daily snowfall of 66.8 cm (26.3 in) on 17 March 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 17 March 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.8 cm (26.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shimojishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Doce	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Michoacanejo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 March 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 March 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 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 1995

Top 20 records on 17 March 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1995	Puntilla, US	all-time snowfall	66.8 cm (26.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1995	Pilvo, RU	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1995	Nagold, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Esashi, JP	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Ocala, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Seward AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Heden, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Oderen, FR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Palmer Job Corps, US	all-time rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Chama, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Hatteras, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Shimojishima, JP	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Effingham 3SW, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1995	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	40 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1995. 1995 had 989 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	813
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1