Weather Records on 17 March 2003

1,244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2003. Highest significance: New England, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2003

On 17 March 2003, 1,244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
792 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,201 daily.
New England set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 17 March 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,244 stations

1,244 station records on 17 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,244 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 336, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	336
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2003

Top 20 records on 17 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2003	New England, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Culbertson, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Savage, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Sidney, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Watford City 14S, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Chania, GR	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Amidon, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Baker, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Powder River #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Beach, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Williston Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Bridgeport, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Denison, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2003	Osceola, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2003. 2003 had 1,244 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 50	974
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1