Weather Records on 14 March 2017

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2017. Highest significance: Kingscote, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 2017

On 14 March 2017, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,150 daily.
Kingscote set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 14 March 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 14 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	79.2 cm (31.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands (Bouverie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.1 cm (22.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 14 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 14 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 1,150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2017

Top 20 records on 14 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2017	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 March 2017	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	132 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 March 2017	Binghamton, US	all-time snowfall	79.2 cm (31.2 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Rosalia, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Quendon, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Sunbury, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Everett, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2017	Maristova, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Poughkeepsie AP, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	129 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Glenmorgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Richlands (Bouverie), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2017	Annex Creek, US	daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 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

1810 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2017. 2017 had 1,179 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 50	880
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2