Weather Records on 16 March 1934

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1934. Highest significance: Silverton (Mundi Mundi), AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1934

On 16 March 1934, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 277 daily.
Silverton (Mundi Mundi) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 March 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 16 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1934

Top 20 records on 16 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1934	Silverton (Mundi Mundi), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1934	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1934	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1934	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1934	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Hay (Eurolie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Dargo, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Yarram, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1934	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	27 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1934. 1934 had 283 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 20	214
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1