Weather Records on 19 March 2017

1,313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2017. Highest significance: Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 2017

On 19 March 2017, 1,313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,053 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Glen Innes Ag Research STN set a daily record precipitation of 68.2 mm (2.7 in) on 19 March 2017.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,313 stations

1,313 station records on 19 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Belmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Glen Oak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Girralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkett (Benbookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nana Glen (Cowling Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mole River (Trenayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,313 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 527, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 526, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 19 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	527
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	526
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 19 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 84, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,072 broken records

Margins by which the 1,072 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

19 March 2017

Top 20 records on 19 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2017	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2017	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2017	Kings Plains (Croye), AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2017	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2017	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Nullamanna (Belmore), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Meldrum (Coolawarrah), AU	daily rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Yarras (Mount Seaview), AU	daily rain	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Bremerhaven, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Wilsons Peak, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Graman (Ulupna), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Black Swamp (Maxwell), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Emmaville (Glen Oak), AU	monthly rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Freiburg/Elbe, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2017	Gluckstadt, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 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 1,313 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,051
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1