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Weather Records on 23 March 1916

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1916. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1916

  • On 23 March 1916, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 50 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 23 March 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

50 stations
Weather records on 23 March 1916 50 station records on 23 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
50 station records on 23 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.8 cm (7.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation56.5 mm (2.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.0 C (-7.6 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-24.0 C (-11.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-24.2 C (-11.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-27.0 C (-16.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.8 cm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Two WellsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.5 C (0.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-38.0 C (-36.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.5 C (18.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.2 C (11.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-10.9 C (12.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.2 C (20.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records
Records on 23 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 23 March 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 8. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 16Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 17Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 8Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 March 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.
Records on 23 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum16
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum17
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall8
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 March 1916 by timescale Records on 23 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 50all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50.
Records on 23 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily50

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1916 Margins by which the 47 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. 02040600 to 20: 4120 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 1120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 47 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 23 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2041
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1916
Top 20 records on 23 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 March 1916Halifax, CAdaily snowfall18.8 cm (7.4 in)11.2 cm (4.4 in)21 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Gospic, HRdaily rain56.5 mm (2.2 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)33 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)9.2 cm (3.6 in)25 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily low min-22.0 C (-7.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)71 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)18 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Stockholm, SEdaily low min-19.5 C (-3.1 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Jonkoping, SEdaily low min-17.0 C (1.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Sydney, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-32.0 C (-25.6 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Harnosand, SEdaily low min-24.0 C (-11.2 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max-6.5 C (20.3 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Jonkoping, SEdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1916Gavle, SEdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)16 years15 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

1796 to 1916
Records on 03-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 50 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11808: 11836: 21837: 21853: 21858: 11862: 11864: 21865: 21868: 21871: 31874: 21875: 41877: 21878: 31879: 11882: 11883: 61884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 131897: 91898: 61899: 31901: 51902: 261903: 321904: 31905: 161906: 231907: 531908: 111909: 71910: 121911: 81912: 221913: 761914: 721915: 111916: 501917: 651918: 311919: 171920: 751921: 101922: 301923: 971924: 781925: 1641926: 2831927: 2021928: 1541929: 5171930: 1351931: 2671932: 1691933: 1231934: 6891935: 4861936: 4371937: 2431938: 6011939: 5651940: 1,0311941: 1881942: 1871943: 2861944: 4661945: 3861946: 1701947: 2751948: 3311949: 3901950: 8741951: 3371952: 1,4791953: 5891954: 4831955: 9991956: 4201957: 3541958: 4861959: 2491960: 1,0041961: 3611962: 3061963: 8391964: 8151965: 1,5371966: 7931967: 8221968: 1,4901969: 6341970: 3801971: 7581972: 5331973: 5371974: 1,0991975: 6181976: 3991977: 6421978: 6081979: 1,0121980: 4221981: 9401982: 8451983: 1,5221984: 7151985: 4371986: 1,1041987: 1,2791988: 7101989: 8051990: 1,3891991: 1,2641992: 8831993: 1,1511994: 1,4991995: 1,5141996: 6731997: 7431998: 1,2531999: 7222000: 1,1622001: 9952002: 1,1302003: 9712004: 1,5162005: 1,0142006: 1,3112007: 1,5952008: 9562009: 9522010: 9182011: 1,2452012: 2,2692013: 1,2702014: 5942015: 5772016: 5362017: 7392018: 7902019: 5252020: 4652021: 1,0502022: 1,0312023: 1,1352024: 6112025: 7022026: 1,8061796188219011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 50 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-23 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18362
18372
18532
18581
18621
18642
18652
18682
18713
18742
18754
18772
18783
18791
18821
18836
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18892
18901
18911
18931
18954
189613
18979
18986
18993
19015
190226
190332
19043
190516
190623
190753
190811
19097
191012
19118
191222
191376
191472
191511
191650
191765
191831
191917
192075
192110
192230
192397
192478
1925164
1926283
1927202
1928154
1929517
1930135
1931267
1932169
1933123
1934689
1935486
1936437
1937243
1938601
1939565
19401,031
1941188
1942187
1943286
1944466
1945386
1946170
1947275
1948331
1949390
1950874
1951337
19521,479
1953589
1954483
1955999
1956420
1957354
1958486
1959249
19601,004
1961361
1962306
1963839
1964815
19651,537
1966793
1967822
19681,490
1969634
1970380
1971758
1972533
1973537
19741,099
1975618
1976399
1977642
1978608
19791,012
1980422
1981940
1982845
19831,522
1984715
1985437
19861,104
19871,279
1988710
1989805
19901,389
19911,264
1992883
19931,151
19941,499
19951,514
1996673
1997743
19981,253
1999722
20001,162
2001995
20021,130
2003971
20041,516
20051,014
20061,311
20071,595
2008956
2009952
2010918
20111,245
20122,269
20131,270
2014594
2015577
2016536
2017739
2018790
2019525
2020465
20211,050
20221,031
20231,135
2024611
2025702
20261,806

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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).