Weather Records on 17 March 2019

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2019. Highest significance: Lacrosse, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2019

On 17 March 2019, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 729 daily.
Lacrosse set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 17 March 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 17 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Delsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbairn Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torrbole_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Western Ag Rsch Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 17 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 17 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2019

Top 20 records on 17 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2019	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Goldendale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Haines AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Hudiksvall, SE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Wilbur, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Delsbo, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2019	Gettysburg, US	all-time snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Fairbairn Dam, AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Vernal, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	119 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Baradine Forestry, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Lobonas_D, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2019	Pallamallawa Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	53 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

1825 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2019. 2019 had 738 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	601
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1