Weather Records on 11 March 2017

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2017. Highest significance: Cartersville, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2017

On 11 March 2017, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 474 daily.
Cartersville set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 11 March 2017.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 11 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Mary	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Mary	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avenue (Downer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceuta	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 11 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 11 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2017

Top 20 records on 11 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2017	Cartersville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2017	Santa Rosa 3 WNW, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	M'Puoya, CG	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Purnea, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	St Mary, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	St Mary, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Ishigaki, JP	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Chatham, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Avenue (Downer), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Farmington, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Middleboro, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Hysham, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Alton, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Middleboro, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2017	Port of Morgan, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 years	42 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

1793 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 483 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	383
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1