Weather Records on 17 March 2023

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2023. Highest significance: Riverton, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2023

On 17 March 2023, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 861 daily.
Riverton set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 17 March 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 17 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	388.6 cm (153.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Rs	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder Rearing STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washita	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 17 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 17 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2023

Top 20 records on 17 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2023	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	129 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2023	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Methoni, GR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Des Arc, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Port of Morgan, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	San Augustine, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Hinsdale 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Crockett, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Malvern, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2023	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	43 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2023. 2023 had 875 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 200	755
200 to 400	14
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1