Weather Records on 16 March 1932

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1932. Highest significance: Shepherds Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1932

On 16 March 1932, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 335 daily.
Shepherds Creek set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 March 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 16 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 16 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1932

Top 20 records on 16 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1932	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Anacortes, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs., AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1932	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Mullengudgery, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1932	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	31 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1932. 1932 had 337 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 10	221
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1