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Weather Records on 15 March 1916

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1916. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1916

  • On 15 March 1916, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Concord set a daily record snowfall of 22.1 cm (8.7 in) on 15 March 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 15 March 1916 34 station records on 15 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 15 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.1 cm (8.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.2 C (-35.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 15 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 15 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 15 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 March 1916 by timescale Records on 15 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 15 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1916 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 2100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2024
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1002
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1916
Top 20 records on 15 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 March 1916Concord, USdaily snowfall22.1 cm (8.7 in)9.4 cm (3.7 in)43 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Buffalo, USdaily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)10 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Port Jervis, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Junsele, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Powell Creek, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Lucknow, CAdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Point Escuminac, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)6.6 cm (2.6 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Sheffield, GBdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-37.2 C (-35.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Point Escuminac, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high max16.4 C (61.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Nurnberg, DEdaily high max17.0 C (62.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Milan, ITdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Coonamble (Warrana), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Hamilton, CAdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916World Trade Ctr, USdaily low min-9.4 C (15.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1916Burlington, USdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years11 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

1810 to 1916
Records on 03-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1916. 1916 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001810: 11813: 11825: 11826: 11828: 11835: 11836: 21839: 11840: 11845: 31846: 11850: 11852: 21854: 11859: 31863: 11867: 11869: 11878: 11882: 31883: 11884: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 31891: 51892: 61893: 51894: 11895: 41896: 51898: 31899: 51900: 121901: 111902: 141903: 91904: 61905: 141906: 361907: 161908: 431909: 131910: 231911: 271912: 511913: 791914: 321915: 111916: 341917: 361918: 811919: 401920: 431921: 1401922: 391923: 1341924: 1451925: 721926: 1691927: 3321928: 1931929: 2671930: 2401931: 1221932: 6101933: 1671934: 2981935: 6171936: 2981937: 7111938: 5051939: 3361940: 3401941: 2591942: 3991943: 6391944: 6221945: 8951946: 9151947: 3741948: 1981949: 4091950: 2491951: 3341952: 3581953: 2981954: 3401955: 4191956: 5341957: 4851958: 4311959: 3481960: 9721961: 4301962: 5851963: 2971964: 4111965: 1741966: 8931967: 8311968: 5451969: 9331970: 5411971: 7721972: 8141973: 1,0741974: 4391975: 7131976: 2201977: 7871978: 5661979: 9971980: 5031981: 7991982: 9971983: 8441984: 6381985: 5191986: 7711987: 6871988: 1,5991989: 1,2211990: 2,2551991: 8521992: 1,1311993: 3,3531994: 1,4051995: 1,3721996: 7061997: 1,5001998: 8471999: 1,2692000: 4582001: 9302002: 1,3172003: 1,1572004: 1,0462005: 1,0992006: 6882007: 1,4202008: 9032009: 7442010: 6752011: 7302012: 2,2972013: 1,4862014: 3972015: 1,5732016: 9482017: 1,4972018: 5382019: 8612020: 1,1282021: 9162022: 4912023: 7682024: 1,4012025: 1,1622026: 8771810186918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1916. 1916 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-15 in each year
YearRecords
18101
18131
18251
18261
18281
18351
18362
18391
18401
18453
18461
18501
18522
18541
18593
18631
18671
18691
18781
18823
18831
18843
18861
18871
18883
18893
18903
18915
18926
18935
18941
18954
18965
18983
18995
190012
190111
190214
19039
19046
190514
190636
190716
190843
190913
191023
191127
191251
191379
191432
191511
191634
191736
191881
191940
192043
1921140
192239
1923134
1924145
192572
1926169
1927332
1928193
1929267
1930240
1931122
1932610
1933167
1934298
1935617
1936298
1937711
1938505
1939336
1940340
1941259
1942399
1943639
1944622
1945895
1946915
1947374
1948198
1949409
1950249
1951334
1952358
1953298
1954340
1955419
1956534
1957485
1958431
1959348
1960972
1961430
1962585
1963297
1964411
1965174
1966893
1967831
1968545
1969933
1970541
1971772
1972814
19731,074
1974439
1975713
1976220
1977787
1978566
1979997
1980503
1981799
1982997
1983844
1984638
1985519
1986771
1987687
19881,599
19891,221
19902,255
1991852
19921,131
19933,353
19941,405
19951,372
1996706
19971,500
1998847
19991,269
2000458
2001930
20021,317
20031,157
20041,046
20051,099
2006688
20071,420
2008903
2009744
2010675
2011730
20122,297
20131,486
2014397
20151,573
2016948
20171,497
2018538
2019861
20201,128
2021916
2022491
2023768
20241,401
20251,162
2026877

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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).