Weather Records on 17 March 2005

1,475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2005. Highest significance: Lissadell, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 2005

On 17 March 2005, 1,475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 748 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,398 daily.
Lissadell set an all-time record daily precipitation of 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 17 March 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,475 stations

1,475 station records on 17 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Tenango II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,475 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 17 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 17 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 71, daily 1,398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,207 broken records

Margins by which the 1,207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2005

Top 20 records on 17 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2005	Lissadell, AU	all-time rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2005	Warmun, AU	daily rain	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2005	Pecos Nm, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2005	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Bell Ranch, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Waterloo, AU	all-time rain	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Rosewood, AU	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Chester, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Glorieta, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Santa Fe 2, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Brunswick, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Little Mtn, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Cottbus, DE	monthly high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Golden, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Springer, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2005	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	18 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2005. 2005 had 1,475 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	1,151
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1