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Weather Records on 16 March 1920

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1920. Highest significance: Currandooley, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1920

  • On 16 March 1920, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 56 daily.
  • Currandooley set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 March 1920.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

56 stations
Weather records on 16 March 1920 56 station records on 16 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
56 station records on 16 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CurrandooleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural SuppliesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalmouthUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle JmaiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Upper 3 RunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BuchanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records
Records on 16 March 1920 by type Records set or tied on 16 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 32Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 16 March 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall32
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 March 1920 by timescale Records on 16 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 56. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 56all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 56.
Records on 16 March 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily56

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1920 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 325 to 10: 210 to 15: 615 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 532
5 to 102
10 to 156
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1920
Top 20 records on 16 March 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 March 1920Currandooley, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)24 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Orbost (Comparison), AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)9 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Stromsfoss Sluse, NOdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)14.1 mm (0.6 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Tomsk, RUdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Gunning Rural Supplies, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Bjuraker, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Goulburn (Kippilaw), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Falmouth, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Malung, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Braidwood (Wallace Street), AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Vanersborg, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Fort National, DZdaily low max2.0 C (35.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Mackay Post Office, AUdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Menangle Jmai, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Lakes Entrance Post Office, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily high max3.3 C (37.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Cottbus, DEdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1920Northfield, USdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years13 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

1801 to 1920
Records on 03-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 56 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11822: 11825: 11828: 11843: 11845: 41846: 11849: 11850: 11853: 11862: 11864: 11866: 11867: 11875: 11877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 31883: 21884: 61885: 21886: 21887: 41888: 41889: 71890: 41891: 21892: 11893: 51895: 51896: 81897: 21898: 31899: 51900: 61901: 81902: 171904: 71905: 61906: 131907: 141908: 331909: 111910: 181911: 231912: 191913: 471914: 421915: 161916: 391917: 221918: 401919: 641920: 561921: 2721922: 191923: 1051924: 701925: 551926: 1171927: 4681928: 2081929: 1501930: 3911931: 981932: 3371933: 1011934: 2831935: 5331936: 3211937: 7581938: 5371939: 3261940: 2301941: 2281942: 7861943: 6921944: 4101945: 1,4811946: 1,3411947: 3551948: 4821949: 3521950: 3881951: 2831952: 5841953: 2451954: 2591955: 4191956: 8021957: 3411958: 4091959: 2691960: 9551961: 3671962: 3761963: 5211964: 1721965: 2731966: 1,2041967: 7611968: 6561969: 8421970: 6701971: 3381972: 8171973: 7361974: 6221975: 5261976: 4861977: 5951978: 7191979: 8451980: 5571981: 7071982: 1,2111983: 8581984: 6171985: 7251986: 5491987: 8861988: 1,3311989: 9921990: 2,1591991: 8231992: 1,0131993: 1,6611994: 9591995: 1,0741996: 7321997: 1,3271998: 1,1931999: 8282000: 7092001: 8842002: 1,0962003: 1,0932004: 1,3672005: 1,2922006: 7172007: 1,2932008: 8992009: 6812010: 6302011: 8562012: 2,7492013: 1,0962014: 6312015: 1,5372016: 9722017: 1,3022018: 5402019: 7622020: 6592021: 6472022: 4322023: 8972024: 8142025: 9362026: 1,4121801187918971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 56 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-16 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18221
18251
18281
18431
18454
18461
18491
18501
18531
18621
18641
18661
18671
18751
18772
18781
18791
18801
18811
18823
18832
18846
18852
18862
18874
18884
18897
18904
18912
18921
18935
18955
18968
18972
18983
18995
19006
19018
190217
19047
19056
190613
190714
190833
190911
191018
191123
191219
191347
191442
191516
191639
191722
191840
191964
192056
1921272
192219
1923105
192470
192555
1926117
1927468
1928208
1929150
1930391
193198
1932337
1933101
1934283
1935533
1936321
1937758
1938537
1939326
1940230
1941228
1942786
1943692
1944410
19451,481
19461,341
1947355
1948482
1949352
1950388
1951283
1952584
1953245
1954259
1955419
1956802
1957341
1958409
1959269
1960955
1961367
1962376
1963521
1964172
1965273
19661,204
1967761
1968656
1969842
1970670
1971338
1972817
1973736
1974622
1975526
1976486
1977595
1978719
1979845
1980557
1981707
19821,211
1983858
1984617
1985725
1986549
1987886
19881,331
1989992
19902,159
1991823
19921,013
19931,661
1994959
19951,074
1996732
19971,327
19981,193
1999828
2000709
2001884
20021,096
20031,093
20041,367
20051,292
2006717
20071,293
2008899
2009681
2010630
2011856
20122,749
20131,096
2014631
20151,537
2016972
20171,302
2018540
2019762
2020659
2021647
2022432
2023897
2024814
2025936
20261,412

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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).