Weather Records on 17 March 1999

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1999. Highest significance: Willow City, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1999

On 17 March 1999, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 667 daily.
Willow City set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 17 March 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 17 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Capitan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Mateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Do Paredao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 17 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 17 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1999

Top 20 records on 17 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1999	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1999	Capitan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Semej, KZ	daily low min	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Ft Sumner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Villanueva, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Norton 9SSE, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Carrizozo 1SW, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Ramon 8 SW, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Port Washington, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Semej, KZ	daily low max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Versailles, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1999	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	16 years	40 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

1825 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1999. 1999 had 688 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	548
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1