Weather Records on 24 March 1997

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1997. Highest significance: Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1997

On 24 March 1997, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 757 daily.
Yabulu Qld Nickel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 453.0 mm (17.8 in) on 24 March 1997.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 24 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	453.0 mm (17.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tooloombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth (Glencoe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 24 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 24 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1997

Top 20 records on 24 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1997	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	all-time rain	453.0 mm (17.8 in)	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	51 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1997	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1997	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Oonoonba, AU	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Camel Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Mirambeena, AU	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Tooloombah, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Falmouth (Glencoe), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Porterville, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1997	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	46 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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 779 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	595
200 to 400	17
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1