Weather Records on 16 March 1937

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1937. Highest significance: Biggenden Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1937

On 16 March 1937, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 715 daily.
Biggenden Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.4 mm (8.6 in) on 16 March 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 16 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 576, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 16 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	576
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 16 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 39, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1937

Top 20 records on 16 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1937	Biggenden Post Office, AU	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1937	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1937	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Theebine, AU	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Gympie, AU	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Gigoomgan, AU	all-time rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Boonara, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1937	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1937. 1937 had 758 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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Data for records on 1937-03-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	671
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1