Weather Records on 1 March 1997

1,924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1997. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1997

On 1 March 1997, 1,924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,108 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,816 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a monthly record snow depth of 111.8 cm (44.0 in) on 1 March 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,924 stations

1,924 station records on 1 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colatina (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlestown 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,924 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 493, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 615, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 546, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 1 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	493
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	615
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	546
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 1 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 97, daily 1,816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,534 broken records

Margins by which the 1,534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1997

Top 20 records on 1 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Bakke, NO	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	monthly snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Williamstown, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Maysville Wwtp, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Bulken, NO	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Hachita 1W, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Vevay, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1997	Hodgenville Lincoln P, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1808 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1997. 1997 had 1,924 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 100	1,506
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1