Weather Records on 10 March 1916
33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1916. Highest significance: Peterborough, CA.
Key Facts for 10 March 1916
- On 10 March 1916, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 6 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
- Peterborough set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 10 March 1916.
- Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.
Record Map
33 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 27.9 cm (11.0 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Alice Springs Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ottawa | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 19.1 cm (7.5 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Owen Sound | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Guelph Oac | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham 2 | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Owen Sound | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Guelph Oac | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) | Greenland [Denmark] | Record high minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Paris | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kazalinsk | Kazakhstan | Record daily precipitation | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cap Madeleine | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cap Madeleine | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record daily snowfall | 11.9 cm (4.7 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Owen Sound | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -24.4 C (-11.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Aurora | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -0.5 C (31.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorlitz | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Medicine Hat A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Record low maximum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Herschel | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ottawa | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Plauen | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 4.5 mm (0.18 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Southampton | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -18.9 C (-2.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Diego Wbo | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record snow depth | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bird Rocks | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
33 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 3 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 11 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 10 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 33 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
26 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 16 |
| 25 to 50 | 1 |
| 50 to 75 | 3 |
| 75 to 100 | 3 |
| 100 to 125 | 1 |
| 125 to 150 | 1 |
| 150 to 175 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
10 March 1916| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 1916 | Peterborough, CA | daily snowfall | 27.9 cm (11.0 in) | 16.5 cm (6.5 in) | 38 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 10 March 1916 | Stratford, CA | daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 50 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 10 March 1916 | Alice Springs Post Office, AU | daily rain | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 29.7 mm (1.2 in) | 40 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Ottawa, CA | daily snowfall | 19.1 cm (7.5 in) | 11.5 cm (4.5 in) | 30 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Owen Sound, CA | daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 7.7 cm (3.0 in) | 33 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Guelph Oac, CA | daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 33 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Chatham 2, CA | daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 8.1 cm (3.2 in) | 19 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Owen Sound, CA | daily rain | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 7.7 mm (0.30 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Guelph Oac, CA | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL | daily high min | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 2.6 C (4.7 F) | 41 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Paris, CA | daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 6.4 cm (2.5 in) | 10 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Kazalinsk, KZ | daily rain | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 4.0 mm (0.16 in) | 15 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Stratford, CA | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 15 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Cap Madeleine, CA | daily rain | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 10 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Cap Madeleine, CA | daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 10 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Buffalo, US | daily snowfall | 11.9 cm (4.7 in) | 2.0 cm (0.8 in) | 23 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Owen Sound, CA | daily low min | -24.4 C (-11.9 F) | 3.8 C (6.8 F) | 20 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Aurora, CA | daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 2 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Peterborough, CA | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 7 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 March 1916 | Karlshamn, SE | daily low max | -0.5 C (31.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 32 years | 13 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
1807 to 1916| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1810 | 3 |
| 1834 | 1 |
| 1837 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1847 | 2 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 3 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1901 | 12 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1906 | 26 |
| 1907 | 14 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 21 |
| 1912 | 53 |
| 1913 | 78 |
| 1914 | 29 |
| 1915 | 29 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 73 |
| 1919 | 28 |
| 1920 | 22 |
| 1921 | 65 |
| 1922 | 58 |
| 1923 | 87 |
| 1924 | 236 |
| 1925 | 265 |
| 1926 | 122 |
| 1927 | 93 |
| 1928 | 107 |
| 1929 | 407 |
| 1930 | 96 |
| 1931 | 374 |
| 1932 | 1,857 |
| 1933 | 267 |
| 1934 | 479 |
| 1935 | 338 |
| 1936 | 406 |
| 1937 | 218 |
| 1938 | 142 |
| 1939 | 497 |
| 1940 | 367 |
| 1941 | 260 |
| 1942 | 233 |
| 1943 | 490 |
| 1944 | 646 |
| 1945 | 250 |
| 1946 | 274 |
| 1947 | 316 |
| 1948 | 1,943 |
| 1949 | 511 |
| 1950 | 500 |
| 1951 | 753 |
| 1952 | 478 |
| 1953 | 355 |
| 1954 | 573 |
| 1955 | 1,308 |
| 1956 | 633 |
| 1957 | 607 |
| 1958 | 490 |
| 1959 | 256 |
| 1960 | 834 |
| 1961 | 351 |
| 1962 | 765 |
| 1963 | 470 |
| 1964 | 934 |
| 1965 | 306 |
| 1966 | 588 |
| 1967 | 850 |
| 1968 | 557 |
| 1969 | 874 |
| 1970 | 341 |
| 1971 | 533 |
| 1972 | 1,382 |
| 1973 | 1,143 |
| 1974 | 1,376 |
| 1975 | 868 |
| 1976 | 488 |
| 1977 | 1,300 |
| 1978 | 877 |
| 1979 | 538 |
| 1980 | 491 |
| 1981 | 1,178 |
| 1982 | 858 |
| 1983 | 1,014 |
| 1984 | 1,397 |
| 1985 | 758 |
| 1986 | 1,041 |
| 1987 | 595 |
| 1988 | 830 |
| 1989 | 1,846 |
| 1990 | 1,333 |
| 1991 | 406 |
| 1992 | 1,063 |
| 1993 | 753 |
| 1994 | 1,496 |
| 1995 | 1,241 |
| 1996 | 1,978 |
| 1997 | 1,360 |
| 1998 | 1,957 |
| 1999 | 759 |
| 2000 | 1,609 |
| 2001 | 882 |
| 2002 | 850 |
| 2003 | 1,137 |
| 2004 | 942 |
| 2005 | 963 |
| 2006 | 1,625 |
| 2007 | 457 |
| 2008 | 792 |
| 2009 | 1,407 |
| 2010 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 934 |
| 2012 | 785 |
| 2013 | 937 |
| 2014 | 988 |
| 2015 | 825 |
| 2016 | 1,781 |
| 2017 | 562 |
| 2018 | 410 |
| 2019 | 1,208 |
| 2020 | 753 |
| 2021 | 1,131 |
| 2022 | 1,486 |
| 2023 | 1,139 |
| 2024 | 489 |
| 2025 | 737 |
| 2026 | 1,485 |
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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).