Weather Records on 16 March 1923

105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1923. Highest significance: Morganton, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1923

On 16 March 1923, 105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 102 daily.
Morganton set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 16 March 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

105 stations

105 station records on 16 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

105 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1923

Top 20 records on 16 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1923	Morganton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1923	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1923	Anderson, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1923	Moose Factory, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1923	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Vineland, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Adairsville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Dubuque River, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Lowville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Mena, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Lake, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1923	Lynchburg - Coop, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	23 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1923. 1923 had 105 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	72
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1