Weather Records on 20 March 2017

1,331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2017. Highest significance: Oregon City, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2017

On 20 March 2017, 1,331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,138 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,261 daily.
Oregon City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 March 2017.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,331 stations

1,331 station records on 20 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willalooka (Yardookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,331 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 535, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 603, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 20 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	535
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	603
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 20 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 69, daily 1,261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,073 broken records

Margins by which the 1,073 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2017

Top 20 records on 20 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2017	Oregon City, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2017	Dayton Intl AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2017	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2017	Beatrice Hill, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	129 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2017	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Ebor (Maplewood), AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	200.6 mm (7.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Willalooka (Yardookra), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Victorville, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Coldwater, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Worland, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	New Italy (Vineyard Haven), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Beaver City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Black Rock, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Moroni, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Chapman, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2017	Seward, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 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

1808 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2017. 2017 had 1,331 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	1,055
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2