Weather Records on 17 March 2000

792 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2000. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 17 March 2000

On 17 March 2000, 792 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 763 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.3 mm (2.4 in) on 17 March 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

792 stations

792 station records on 17 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.2 mm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caiguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wendelstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Lagoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arubiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lassie Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.2 mm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

792 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 17 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 17 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2000

Top 20 records on 17 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2000	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Attenkam, DE	monthly rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Laverton, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	215.2 mm (8.5 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Eyre, AU	all-time rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2000	Thomas River, AU	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Oxchuc, MX	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	East London, ZA	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	monthly rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Caiguna, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Wendelstein, DE	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Weona, AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Paynes Lagoon Station, AU	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Arkville 2 W, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Arubiddy, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2000. 2000 had 792 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	645
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1