Weather Records on 16 March 1924

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1924. Highest significance: Medicine Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1924

On 16 March 1924, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 62 daily.
Medicine Lodge set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 March 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 16 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1924 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1924

Top 20 records on 16 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1924	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Lamar, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Franklin, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1924	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Las Animas, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Fairbury 7S, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1924	Cowles, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	26 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1924. 1924 had 70 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	59
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1