Weather Records on 16 March 1930

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1930. Highest significance: Mohawk, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1930

On 16 March 1930, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 387 daily.
Mohawk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 March 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 16 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 368.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1930

Top 20 records on 16 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1930	Mohawk, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1930	Prescott, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1930	Lock #4, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1930	Bowie, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1930	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	12.6 C (22.7 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Prescott, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Camboon Station, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Webster City, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Winona, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Viroqua, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Buckeye, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Grundy Ctr, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1930	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1930. 1930 had 391 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	331
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1