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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | United States | Record daily snowfall | 22.1 cm (8.7 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.5 cm (6.1 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Jervis | United States | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nemours (Ghazaouet) | Algeria | Record high maximum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Junsele | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 5.4 mm (0.21 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Powell Creek | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lucknow | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -11.1 C (12.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Point Escuminac | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chicoutimi | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -37.2 C (-35.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Point Escuminac | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Munchen-Nymphenburg | Germany | Record high maximum temperature | 16.4 C (61.5 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nurnberg | Germany | Record high maximum temperature | 17.0 C (62.6 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milan | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Coonamble (Warrana) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hamilton | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -9.4 C (15.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Owen Sound | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Burlington | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Dover | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 9.4 cm (3.7 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| State College | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Greenville Dwtn AP | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| London South | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bird Rocks | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Salzburg | Austria | Record high maximum temperature | 18.0 C (64.4 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ljungby | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Jervis | United States | Record daily precipitation | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -9.4 C (15.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Stanley | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lexington Bluegrass AP | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
34 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 6 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 8 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 4 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 9 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 7 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 34 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
28 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 24 |
| 20 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 1 |
| 80 to 100 | 2 |
| 100 to 120 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
15 March 1916| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 1916 | Concord, US | daily snowfall | 22.1 cm (8.7 in) | 9.4 cm (3.7 in) | 43 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Buffalo, US | daily snowfall | 15.5 cm (6.1 in) | 8.9 cm (3.5 in) | 10 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Port Jervis, US | daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 19 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ | daily high max | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 3.0 C (5.4 F) | 28 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Junsele, SE | daily rain | 5.4 mm (0.21 in) | 1.4 mm (0.06 in) | 22 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Powell Creek, AU | daily rain | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 11.0 mm (0.4 in) | 15 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Lucknow, CA | daily low max | -11.1 C (12.0 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 23 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Point Escuminac, CA | daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) | 5 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Sheffield, GB | daily rain | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 3.1 mm (0.12 in) | 19 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Chicoutimi, CA | daily low min | -37.2 C (-35.0 F) | 6.1 C (11.0 F) | 10 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Point Escuminac, CA | daily rain | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 5 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE | daily high max | 16.4 C (61.5 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 33 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Nurnberg, DE | daily high max | 17.0 C (62.6 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 31 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Milan, IT | daily rain | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 21 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Coonamble (Warrana), AU | daily rain | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 8 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Hamilton, CA | daily low max | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 16 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low min | -9.4 C (15.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 23 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US | daily low max | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 20 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Owen Sound, CA | daily low min | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 20 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 March 1916 | Burlington, US | daily low max | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 23 years | 11 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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1813 | 1 |
| 1825 | 1 |
| 1826 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1835 | 1 |
| 1836 | 2 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1845 | 3 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1901 | 11 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 14 |
| 1906 | 36 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 27 |
| 1912 | 51 |
| 1913 | 79 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 81 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1920 | 43 |
| 1921 | 140 |
| 1922 | 39 |
| 1923 | 134 |
| 1924 | 145 |
| 1925 | 72 |
| 1926 | 169 |
| 1927 | 332 |
| 1928 | 193 |
| 1929 | 267 |
| 1930 | 240 |
| 1931 | 122 |
| 1932 | 610 |
| 1933 | 167 |
| 1934 | 298 |
| 1935 | 617 |
| 1936 | 298 |
| 1937 | 711 |
| 1938 | 505 |
| 1939 | 336 |
| 1940 | 340 |
| 1941 | 259 |
| 1942 | 399 |
| 1943 | 639 |
| 1944 | 622 |
| 1945 | 895 |
| 1946 | 915 |
| 1947 | 374 |
| 1948 | 198 |
| 1949 | 409 |
| 1950 | 249 |
| 1951 | 334 |
| 1952 | 358 |
| 1953 | 298 |
| 1954 | 340 |
| 1955 | 419 |
| 1956 | 534 |
| 1957 | 485 |
| 1958 | 431 |
| 1959 | 348 |
| 1960 | 972 |
| 1961 | 430 |
| 1962 | 585 |
| 1963 | 297 |
| 1964 | 411 |
| 1965 | 174 |
| 1966 | 893 |
| 1967 | 831 |
| 1968 | 545 |
| 1969 | 933 |
| 1970 | 541 |
| 1971 | 772 |
| 1972 | 814 |
| 1973 | 1,074 |
| 1974 | 439 |
| 1975 | 713 |
| 1976 | 220 |
| 1977 | 787 |
| 1978 | 566 |
| 1979 | 997 |
| 1980 | 503 |
| 1981 | 799 |
| 1982 | 997 |
| 1983 | 844 |
| 1984 | 638 |
| 1985 | 519 |
| 1986 | 771 |
| 1987 | 687 |
| 1988 | 1,599 |
| 1989 | 1,221 |
| 1990 | 2,255 |
| 1991 | 852 |
| 1992 | 1,131 |
| 1993 | 3,353 |
| 1994 | 1,405 |
| 1995 | 1,372 |
| 1996 | 706 |
| 1997 | 1,500 |
| 1998 | 847 |
| 1999 | 1,269 |
| 2000 | 458 |
| 2001 | 930 |
| 2002 | 1,317 |
| 2003 | 1,157 |
| 2004 | 1,046 |
| 2005 | 1,099 |
| 2006 | 688 |
| 2007 | 1,420 |
| 2008 | 903 |
| 2009 | 744 |
| 2010 | 675 |
| 2011 | 730 |
| 2012 | 2,297 |
| 2013 | 1,486 |
| 2014 | 397 |
| 2015 | 1,573 |
| 2016 | 948 |
| 2017 | 1,497 |
| 2018 | 538 |
| 2019 | 861 |
| 2020 | 1,128 |
| 2021 | 916 |
| 2022 | 491 |
| 2023 | 768 |
| 2024 | 1,401 |
| 2025 | 1,162 |
| 2026 | 877 |
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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).