Weather Records on 25 March 1997

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1997. Highest significance: Leeupoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 March 1997

On 25 March 1997, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 761 daily.
Leeupoort set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 25 March 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 25 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Bento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Remer #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neghelle	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 25 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 25 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 915.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1997

Top 20 records on 25 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1997	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	91.5 cm (36.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Golden, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Santa Cruz Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Senador Pompeu, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Kelly Rch, US	monthly snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Augustine 2E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Fazenda Sao Bento, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Joplin Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Medina, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Dixville Notch, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Quito, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Marysville, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	37 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

1806 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1997. 1997 had 777 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	603
200 to 400	18
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1