Weather Records on 17 March 2015

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2015. Highest significance: Nanjing, CN.

Key Facts for 17 March 2015

On 17 March 2015, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,024 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Nanjing set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 17 March 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 17 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 758, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	758
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

941 broken records

Margins by which the 941 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2015

Top 20 records on 17 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2015	Nanjing, CN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2015	Mudanjiang, CN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Xuzhou, CN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Greeley, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Vytegra, RU	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Boxian, CN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Narva, EE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Tribune 1W, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Tallinn, EE	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Washta, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Fairbury 7S, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Red Cloud, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	W Pt, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Pasadena, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2015	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2015. 2015 had 1,145 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	934
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2