Weather Records on 17 March 2006

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2006. Highest significance: Koloa 936, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2006

On 17 March 2006, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 559 daily.
Koloa 936 set a daily record precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 17 March 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 17 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wollogorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso - Langnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brande-Hornerkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 17 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 17 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2006

Top 20 records on 17 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2006	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Brydeswood STN 985, US	all-time rain	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	23 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Tromso, NO	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2006	Ketchikan AP, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Laguna de Sanchez, MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Wollogorang, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Yakutat AP, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Grunnfjord - Stakken, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Wrangell AP, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Katterjakk, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2006	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	106 years	47 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2006. 2006 had 579 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	397
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1