Weather Records on 19 March 1997

1,921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1997. Highest significance: San Diego de la Union, MX.

Key Facts for 19 March 1997

On 19 March 1997, 1,921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,001 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 1,803 daily.
San Diego de la Union set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 19 March 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,921 stations

1,921 station records on 19 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,921 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 543, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 458, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 632, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 19 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	543
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	458
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	632
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 19 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 117, daily 1,803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,606 broken records

Margins by which the 1,606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1997

Top 20 records on 19 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1997	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1997	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1997	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1997	McCook, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1997	Huamantla, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Encarnacion, MX	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Guiping, CN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Papantla, MX	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Medina, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Pijijiapan, MX	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Hacienda San Juan, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Ross Dam, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1997	Upper Baker Dam, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	53 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

1808 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1997. 1997 had 1,921 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1997-03-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,576
200 to 400	20
400 to 600	5
600 to 800	4
800 to 1000	1