Weather Records on 17 March 2002

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2002. Highest significance: Anchorage Merrill Fld, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2002

On 17 March 2002, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
575 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,187 daily.
Anchorage Merrill Fld set an all-time record daily snowfall of 59.7 cm (23.5 in) on 17 March 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 17 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 362, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 17 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	362
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 17 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 1,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 379.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2002

Top 20 records on 17 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2002	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	all-time snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	82 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 March 2002	Dickson, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2002	Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2002	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2002	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2002	Lincoln Rs, US	daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	37.9 cm (14.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Nashville Intl AP, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Woodbury 1 WNW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Idleyld Park 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Nampula, MZ	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Sevierville, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Pomeroy, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2002	Turkestan, KZ	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	118 years	45 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2002. 2002 had 1,210 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	880
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1