Weather Records on 17 March 2004

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2004. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2004

On 17 March 2004, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,008 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,326 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 March 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 17 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reading 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namangan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnerdale 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friendship 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reading 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 582, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 17 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	582
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 17 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 77, daily 1,326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,136 broken records

Margins by which the 1,136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2004

Top 20 records on 17 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2004	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2004	Reading 4 NNW, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Flahult, SE	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Urgench, UZ	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Anaconda, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Uman, UA	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Nevada City, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Wien, AT	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Elsinore, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2004	Redlands, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2004. 2004 had 1,406 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	1,078
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1