Weather Records on 15 March 2017

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2017. Highest significance: Indian Lake 2SW, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 2017

On 15 March 2017, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
637 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,449 daily.
Indian Lake 2SW set a daily record snowfall of 57.9 cm (22.8 in) on 15 March 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 15 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moyola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmons	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmons	United States	Record daily snowfall	72.4 cm (28.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 15 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 15 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 39, daily 1,449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 521.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2017

Top 20 records on 15 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2017	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 March 2017	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Downsville Dam, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	44.4 cm (17.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Sodus 1W, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Delhi 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34.2 cm (13.5 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Knox Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	119 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Pulaski, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	126 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2017	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1,497 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 100	1,057
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	28
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1