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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
Weather records on 10 March 1916 33 station records on 10 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 10 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HerschelSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 10 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 10 March 1916 by type: 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. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 10Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 March 1916 by type: 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.
Records on 10 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall10
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 10 March 1916 by timescale Records on 10 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 10 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 March 1916 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 25: 1625 to 50: 150 to 75: 375 to 100: 3100 to 125: 1125 to 150: 1150 to 175: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2516
25 to 501
50 to 753
75 to 1003
100 to 1251
125 to 1501
150 to 1751

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1916
Top 20 records on 10 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 March 1916Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)38 years40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1916Stratford, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)50 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1916Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)40 years34 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Ottawa, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)11.5 cm (4.5 in)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)8.1 cm (3.2 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Paris, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Stratford, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Buffalo, USdaily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Aurora, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Peterborough, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1916Karlshamn, SEdaily low max-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 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
Records on 03-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1916. 1916 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001807: 11809: 11810: 31834: 11837: 11845: 11847: 21849: 11850: 11854: 11855: 11858: 21860: 41862: 11866: 21871: 21873: 11874: 31877: 21878: 31880: 31881: 11882: 41883: 31884: 11886: 21888: 21890: 11891: 31892: 41894: 101895: 11896: 21897: 71898: 11901: 121902: 41903: 61904: 131905: 41906: 261907: 141908: 141909: 161910: 141911: 211912: 531913: 781914: 291915: 291916: 331917: 361918: 731919: 281920: 221921: 651922: 581923: 871924: 2361925: 2651926: 1221927: 931928: 1071929: 4071930: 961931: 3741932: 1,8571933: 2671934: 4791935: 3381936: 4061937: 2181938: 1421939: 4971940: 3671941: 2601942: 2331943: 4901944: 6461945: 2501946: 2741947: 3161948: 1,9431949: 5111950: 5001951: 7531952: 4781953: 3551954: 5731955: 1,3081956: 6331957: 6071958: 4901959: 2561960: 8341961: 3511962: 7651963: 4701964: 9341965: 3061966: 5881967: 8501968: 5571969: 8741970: 3411971: 5331972: 1,3821973: 1,1431974: 1,3761975: 8681976: 4881977: 1,3001978: 8771979: 5381980: 4911981: 1,1781982: 8581983: 1,0141984: 1,3971985: 7581986: 1,0411987: 5951988: 8301989: 1,8461990: 1,3331991: 4061992: 1,0631993: 7531994: 1,4961995: 1,2411996: 1,9781997: 1,3601998: 1,9571999: 7592000: 1,6092001: 8822002: 8502003: 1,1372004: 9422005: 9632006: 1,6252007: 4572008: 7922009: 1,4072010: 1,2872011: 9342012: 7852013: 9372014: 9882015: 8252016: 1,7812017: 5622018: 4102019: 1,2082020: 7532021: 1,1312022: 1,4862023: 1,1392024: 4892025: 7372026: 1,4851807187418981917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1916. 1916 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-10 in each year
YearRecords
18071
18091
18103
18341
18371
18451
18472
18491
18501
18541
18551
18582
18604
18621
18662
18712
18731
18743
18772
18783
18803
18811
18824
18833
18841
18862
18882
18901
18913
18924
189410
18951
18962
18977
18981
190112
19024
19036
190413
19054
190626
190714
190814
190916
191014
191121
191253
191378
191429
191529
191633
191736
191873
191928
192022
192165
192258
192387
1924236
1925265
1926122
192793
1928107
1929407
193096
1931374
19321,857
1933267
1934479
1935338
1936406
1937218
1938142
1939497
1940367
1941260
1942233
1943490
1944646
1945250
1946274
1947316
19481,943
1949511
1950500
1951753
1952478
1953355
1954573
19551,308
1956633
1957607
1958490
1959256
1960834
1961351
1962765
1963470
1964934
1965306
1966588
1967850
1968557
1969874
1970341
1971533
19721,382
19731,143
19741,376
1975868
1976488
19771,300
1978877
1979538
1980491
19811,178
1982858
19831,014
19841,397
1985758
19861,041
1987595
1988830
19891,846
19901,333
1991406
19921,063
1993753
19941,496
19951,241
19961,978
19971,360
19981,957
1999759
20001,609
2001882
2002850
20031,137
2004942
2005963
20061,625
2007457
2008792
20091,407
20101,287
2011934
2012785
2013937
2014988
2015825
20161,781
2017562
2018410
20191,208
2020753
20211,131
20221,486
20231,139
2024489
2025737
20261,485

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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).