Weather Records on 17 March 2001

1,349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2001. Highest significance: Beachport, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 2001

On 17 March 2001, 1,349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Beachport set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 17 March 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,349 stations

1,349 station records on 17 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
National Park (Forestry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Schank (Jethia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,349 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 741, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 17 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	741
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 17 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,212 broken records

Margins by which the 1,212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2001

Top 20 records on 17 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2001	Beachport, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 March 2001	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2001	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2001	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2001	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2001	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	National Park (Forestry), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Tantanoola, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2001	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 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

1825 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2001. 2001 had 1,349 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	1,194
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1