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Weather Records on 16 March 1908

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1908. Highest significance: Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1908

  • On 16 March 1908, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Goonoo Goonoo Station set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 16 March 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 16 March 1908 33 station records on 16 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 16 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.4 mm (3.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.2 mm (3.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation170.7 mm (6.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.2 mm (4.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton WestCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 16 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 16 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 16 March 1908 by timescale Records on 16 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 30.
Records on 16 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1908 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1210 to 20: 820 to 30: 330 to 40: 240 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1012
10 to 208
20 to 303
30 to 402
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1908
Top 20 records on 16 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 March 1908Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain75.4 mm (3.0 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)11 years46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUmonthly rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)20 years45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain94.2 mm (3.7 in)56.6 mm (2.2 in)7 years42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUmonthly rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)29 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1908Narrabri Bowling Club, AUall-time rain170.7 mm (6.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)10 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain106.2 mm (4.2 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Boorolong, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Maryland, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max20.8 C (69.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Calga, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1908Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)1 year11 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 1908
Records on 03-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1908. 1908 had 33 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: 6532021: 6432022: 4302023: 8942024: 8142025: 9351801187918971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1908. 1908 had 33 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
2020653
2021643
2022430
2023894
2024814
2025935

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).