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Weather Records on 20 March 1916

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1916. Highest significance: Chaplin, CA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1916

  • On 20 March 1916, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 44 daily.
  • Chaplin set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 20 March 1916.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 20 March 1916 46 station records on 20 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 20 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-35.6 C (-32.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 20 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 20 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 20 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 March 1916 by timescale Records on 20 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 44. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 44all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 44.
Records on 20 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily44

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1916 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3620 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2036
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1916
Top 20 records on 20 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 March 1916Chaplin, CAmonthly snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)11 years50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1916Chaplin, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)19 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1916Yarmouth, CAdaily low max-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain22.7 mm (0.9 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Helmond, NLdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Irkutsk, RUmonthly rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Roermond, NLdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Arnsberg, DEdaily high max21.5 C (70.7 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Ottawa, CAdaily low min-21.7 C (-7.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Chatham, CAdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Halifax, CAdaily low max-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Charlottetown, CAdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Portland, USdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Aurora, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)4.0 cm (1.6 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years16 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

1808 to 1916
Records on 03-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1916. 1916 had 46 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001808: 31818: 11822: 21830: 11834: 11838: 11845: 11849: 31850: 11852: 11853: 11858: 11862: 11865: 111866: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11874: 21875: 21876: 21879: 21881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 21887: 31888: 51889: 51890: 11892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 21896: 51897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 81901: 61902: 131903: 341904: 121905: 61906: 161907: 171908: 41909: 61910: 201911: 351912: 121913: 421914: 511915: 221916: 461917: 491918: 401919: 311920: 521921: 931922: 491923: 2751924: 761925: 1211926: 1031927: 2981928: 2581929: 561930: 861931: 4921932: 1171933: 3541934: 2431935: 4081936: 2451937: 2201938: 3941939: 2401940: 4861941: 3901942: 3251943: 3781944: 6111945: 6361946: 4351947: 2991948: 6971949: 3521950: 3671951: 7881952: 5891953: 3501954: 3031955: 7191956: 5271957: 5161958: 4671959: 2931960: 5941961: 3321962: 3631963: 4471964: 5251965: 2,0201966: 3671967: 7841968: 8191969: 3741970: 9121971: 3771972: 6351973: 4221974: 7551975: 9321976: 9891977: 3521978: 8631979: 7121980: 4581981: 7121982: 1,1891983: 1,1791984: 7751985: 6361986: 6661987: 8671988: 1,0441989: 7931990: 1,4961991: 1,2051992: 6541993: 1,0141994: 1,0401995: 8571996: 1,1471997: 1,8011998: 9631999: 7932000: 8942001: 1,0482002: 1,6982003: 1,1662004: 1,7012005: 6022006: 1,3532007: 1,0532008: 9932009: 4452010: 1,2642011: 1,0032012: 3,0512013: 7622014: 8002015: 5212016: 4502017: 1,3312018: 5872019: 5302020: 1,0062021: 4872022: 6672023: 9752024: 5202025: 8482026: 3,1261808187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1916. 1916 had 46 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-20 in each year
YearRecords
18083
18181
18222
18301
18341
18381
18451
18493
18501
18521
18531
18581
18621
186511
18661
18701
18722
18731
18742
18752
18762
18792
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18862
18873
18885
18895
18901
18921
18932
18945
18952
18965
18972
18985
18999
19008
19016
190213
190334
190412
19056
190616
190717
19084
19096
191020
191135
191212
191342
191451
191522
191646
191749
191840
191931
192052
192193
192249
1923275
192476
1925121
1926103
1927298
1928258
192956
193086
1931492
1932117
1933354
1934243
1935408
1936245
1937220
1938394
1939240
1940486
1941390
1942325
1943378
1944611
1945636
1946435
1947299
1948697
1949352
1950367
1951788
1952589
1953350
1954303
1955719
1956527
1957516
1958467
1959293
1960594
1961332
1962363
1963447
1964525
19652,020
1966367
1967784
1968819
1969374
1970912
1971377
1972635
1973422
1974755
1975932
1976989
1977352
1978863
1979712
1980458
1981712
19821,189
19831,179
1984775
1985636
1986666
1987867
19881,044
1989793
19901,496
19911,205
1992654
19931,014
19941,040
1995857
19961,147
19971,801
1998963
1999793
2000894
20011,048
20021,698
20031,166
20041,701
2005602
20061,353
20071,053
2008993
2009445
20101,264
20111,003
20123,051
2013762
2014800
2015521
2016450
20171,331
2018587
2019530
20201,006
2021487
2022667
2023975
2024520
2025848
20263,126

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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).