Weather Records on 1 March 2017

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2017. Highest significance: Makaweli 965, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 2017

On 1 March 2017, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
839 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Makaweli 965 set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 1 March 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 1 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea Valley 892.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 523, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 1 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	523
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 1 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2017

Top 20 records on 1 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2017	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Annex Creek, US	daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2017	Boyne Falls, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Circleville, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Changchun, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	Lingle 2WSW, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2017	E Stroudsburg, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	96 years	51 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

1808 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2017. 2017 had 1,212 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 2017-03-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	998
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1