Weather Records on 17 March 1946

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1946. Highest significance: Warrnambool Shire Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1946

On 17 March 1946, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 773 daily.
Warrnambool Shire Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 17 March 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 17 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kanawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 581, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	581
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 17, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1946

Top 20 records on 17 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1946	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Mooralla (Woodleigh), AU	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Allansford, AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	all-time rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Condah, AU	all-time rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Moutajup, AU	all-time rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Nullawarre, AU	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Peterborough, AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Woolsthorpe, AU	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Heywood Post Office, AU	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Kanawalla, AU	all-time rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Portland, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1946	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 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

1825 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1946. 1946 had 810 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	735
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1