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Weather Records on 24 March 1916

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1916. Highest significance: Hano_A, SE.

Key Facts for 24 March 1916

  • On 24 March 1916, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Hano_A set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 24 March 1916.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 24 March 1916 29 station records on 24 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 24 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-18.5 C (-1.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.6 C (11.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-16.5 C (2.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-38.0 C (-36.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.0 C (-2.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-29.0 C (-20.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.2 mm (0.09 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-23.0 C (-9.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 24 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 24 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 24 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 March 1916 by timescale Records on 24 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 24 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1916 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1916
Top 20 records on 24 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1916Hano_A, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Ljungby, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Vastervik, SEdaily low min-18.5 C (-1.3 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Jonkoping, SEdaily low min-17.0 C (1.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Nicola Lake, CAdaily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Pitea, SEdaily low max-13.0 C (8.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Haparanda, SEdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Santa Fe, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min-11.6 C (11.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min-16.5 C (2.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Durham, GBdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Kristianstad, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Karesuando, SEdaily low min-38.0 C (-36.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Minnedosa, CAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Kristianstad, SEdaily low min-10.5 C (13.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Gavle, SEdaily low min-19.0 C (-2.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-29.0 C (-20.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1916Salekhard, RUdaily rain2.2 mm (0.09 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)1 year8 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

1794 to 1916
Records on 03-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11834: 11836: 11837: 11847: 11850: 21853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 11877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 31892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 201896: 101897: 71898: 61899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 111903: 331904: 81905: 131906: 241907: 311908: 201909: 251910: 401911: 41912: 231913: 831914: 361915: 241916: 291917: 271918: 201919: 221920: 531921: 411922: 311923: 941924: 651925: 761926: 3281927: 1291928: 2771929: 5541930: 821931: 1021932: 2401933: 2061934: 7311935: 2191936: 3461937: 3361938: 4491939: 5541940: 1,5041941: 2581942: 1761943: 2101944: 3671945: 6991946: 2121947: 3941948: 3211949: 3241950: 3831951: 3731952: 7791953: 9551954: 4891955: 1,2271956: 6071957: 5331958: 4401959: 1711960: 8551961: 3591962: 3431963: 4991964: 1,0941965: 1,9941966: 6331967: 8931968: 1,2171969: 1,0571970: 2191971: 6381972: 4661973: 7281974: 1,6671975: 9261976: 4481977: 4541978: 5081979: 1,0581980: 5061981: 9001982: 5591983: 1,1181984: 4871985: 4181986: 9871987: 9621988: 1,1651989: 1,0721990: 1,5371991: 9191992: 7601993: 1,2101994: 1,3791995: 1,2871996: 8731997: 7791998: 1,2221999: 5222000: 7802001: 9212002: 5982003: 6932004: 1,3382005: 8642006: 1,1622007: 1,9632008: 1,3682009: 9202010: 6472011: 8882012: 1,6312013: 1,6702014: 9482015: 5972016: 7372017: 6512018: 8172019: 3612020: 5752021: 1,0182022: 8812023: 1,5382024: 8202025: 1,2072026: 2,0041794186918901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18341
18361
18371
18471
18502
18531
18541
18571
18581
18592
18621
18631
18653
18661
18671
18681
18692
18701
18713
18721
18732
18742
18761
18773
18792
18822
18832
18842
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18903
18921
18932
18944
189520
189610
18977
18986
18995
19006
19015
190211
190333
19048
190513
190624
190731
190820
190925
191040
19114
191223
191383
191436
191524
191629
191727
191820
191922
192053
192141
192231
192394
192465
192576
1926328
1927129
1928277
1929554
193082
1931102
1932240
1933206
1934731
1935219
1936346
1937336
1938449
1939554
19401,504
1941258
1942176
1943210
1944367
1945699
1946212
1947394
1948321
1949324
1950383
1951373
1952779
1953955
1954489
19551,227
1956607
1957533
1958440
1959171
1960855
1961359
1962343
1963499
19641,094
19651,994
1966633
1967893
19681,217
19691,057
1970219
1971638
1972466
1973728
19741,667
1975926
1976448
1977454
1978508
19791,058
1980506
1981900
1982559
19831,118
1984487
1985418
1986987
1987962
19881,165
19891,072
19901,537
1991919
1992760
19931,210
19941,379
19951,287
1996873
1997779
19981,222
1999522
2000780
2001921
2002598
2003693
20041,338
2005864
20061,162
20071,963
20081,368
2009920
2010647
2011888
20121,631
20131,670
2014948
2015597
2016737
2017651
2018817
2019361
2020575
20211,018
2022881
20231,538
2024820
20251,207
20262,004

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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).