Weather Records on 12 March 2017

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2017. Highest significance: Crosby, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2017

On 12 March 2017, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 685 daily.
Crosby set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 12 March 2017.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 12 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 12 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 12 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2017

Top 20 records on 12 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2017	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2017	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Jal, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Waterloo Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Black Rock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Union City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Lowell, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Storrs, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2017	Lawrence, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 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

1810 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2017. 2017 had 702 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 25	488
25 to 50	50
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1