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Weather Records on 16 March 1901

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1901. Highest significance: Cordeaux River, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1901

  • On 16 March 1901, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Cordeaux River set a daily record precipitation of 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 16 March 1901.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 16 March 1901 8 station records on 16 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 16 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 March 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation124.0 mm (4.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 16 March 1901 by type Records set or tied on 16 March 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 March 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 16 March 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 March 1901 by timescale Records on 16 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 16 March 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1901 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 20: 620 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 206
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1901
Top 8 records on 16 March 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 March 1901Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain124.0 mm (4.9 in)91.7 mm (3.6 in)9 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1901Maitland West, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)29 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1901Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 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

1801 to 1901
Records on 03-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1901. 1901 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11822: 11825: 11828: 11843: 11845: 41846: 11849: 11850: 11853: 11862: 11864: 11866: 11867: 11875: 11877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 31883: 21884: 61885: 21886: 21887: 41888: 41889: 71890: 41891: 21892: 11893: 51895: 51896: 81897: 21898: 31899: 51900: 61901: 81902: 171904: 71905: 61906: 131907: 141908: 331909: 111910: 181911: 231912: 191913: 471914: 421915: 161916: 391917: 221918: 401919: 641920: 561921: 2721922: 191923: 1051924: 701925: 551926: 1171927: 4681928: 2081929: 1501930: 3911931: 981932: 3371933: 1011934: 2831935: 5331936: 3211937: 7581938: 5371939: 3261940: 2301941: 2281942: 7861943: 6921944: 4101945: 1,4811946: 1,3411947: 3551948: 4821949: 3521950: 3881951: 2831952: 5841953: 2451954: 2591955: 4191956: 8021957: 3411958: 4091959: 2691960: 9551961: 3671962: 3761963: 5211964: 1721965: 2731966: 1,2041967: 7611968: 6561969: 8421970: 6701971: 3381972: 8171973: 7361974: 6221975: 5261976: 4861977: 5951978: 7191979: 8451980: 5571981: 7071982: 1,2111983: 8581984: 6171985: 7251986: 5491987: 8861988: 1,3311989: 9921990: 2,1591991: 8231992: 1,0131993: 1,6611994: 9591995: 1,0741996: 7321997: 1,3271998: 1,1931999: 8282000: 7092001: 8842002: 1,0962003: 1,0932004: 1,3672005: 1,2922006: 7172007: 1,2932008: 8992009: 6812010: 6302011: 8562012: 2,7492013: 1,0962014: 6312015: 1,5372016: 9722017: 1,3022018: 5402019: 7622020: 6592021: 6472022: 4322023: 8972024: 8142025: 9362026: 1,4121801187918971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1901. 1901 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-16 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18221
18251
18281
18431
18454
18461
18491
18501
18531
18621
18641
18661
18671
18751
18772
18781
18791
18801
18811
18823
18832
18846
18852
18862
18874
18884
18897
18904
18912
18921
18935
18955
18968
18972
18983
18995
19006
19018
190217
19047
19056
190613
190714
190833
190911
191018
191123
191219
191347
191442
191516
191639
191722
191840
191964
192056
1921272
192219
1923105
192470
192555
1926117
1927468
1928208
1929150
1930391
193198
1932337
1933101
1934283
1935533
1936321
1937758
1938537
1939326
1940230
1941228
1942786
1943692
1944410
19451,481
19461,341
1947355
1948482
1949352
1950388
1951283
1952584
1953245
1954259
1955419
1956802
1957341
1958409
1959269
1960955
1961367
1962376
1963521
1964172
1965273
19661,204
1967761
1968656
1969842
1970670
1971338
1972817
1973736
1974622
1975526
1976486
1977595
1978719
1979845
1980557
1981707
19821,211
1983858
1984617
1985725
1986549
1987886
19881,331
1989992
19902,159
1991823
19921,013
19931,661
1994959
19951,074
1996732
19971,327
19981,193
1999828
2000709
2001884
20021,096
20031,093
20041,367
20051,292
2006717
20071,293
2008899
2009681
2010630
2011856
20122,749
20131,096
2014631
20151,537
2016972
20171,302
2018540
2019762
2020659
2021647
2022432
2023897
2024814
2025936
20261,412

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).