Weather Records on 17 March 2026

2,522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2026. Highest significance: Detour Village, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026, 2,522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,199 were record highs and 919 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 327 monthly and 2,190 daily.
Detour Village set an all-time record daily snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 17 March 2026.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 17 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Corner (Lindon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena (Oraparinna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena (Martins Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yulara Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Kalamurina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tieyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,522 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 586, Lowest daily maximum 460, Highest daily minimum 613, Lowest daily minimum 459, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 17 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	586
Lowest daily maximum	460
Highest daily minimum	613
Lowest daily minimum	459
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 17 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 327, daily 2,190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,062 broken records

Margins by which the 2,062 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2026

Top 20 records on 17 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2026	Detour Village, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 March 2026	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	108 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Bute, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Wausaukee, US	all-time snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	6 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2026	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Cameron Corner (Lindon), AU	monthly rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Mount Barry, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Wilpena (Oraparinna), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Blyth, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026	Kyancutta, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2026. 2026 had 2,522 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,040
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2