Weather Records on 14 March 1997

1,490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1997. Highest significance: New London, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1997

On 14 March 1997, 1,490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,427 daily.
New London set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 14 March 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,490 stations

1,490 station records on 14 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowler	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lanesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,490 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 168, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 14 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	247
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	168
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 14 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 43, daily 1,427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,266 broken records

Margins by which the 1,266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1997

Top 20 records on 14 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1997	New London, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1997	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1997	Kewaunee, US	all-time snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1997	Laona 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1997	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1997	Appleton, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Marinette, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Alma Dam 4, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Rest Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Spalding 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Oconto 4 W, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Bonners Ferry, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Paulding, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	26 years	52 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

1810 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1997. 1997 had 1,490 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	1,236
200 to 400	24
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1