Weather Records on 16 March 1938

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1938. Highest significance: Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1938

On 16 March 1938, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 515 daily.
Mount Wellington (the Springs) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 16 March 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 16 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1938

Top 20 records on 16 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1938	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1938	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Mount Seymour (Overton), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Merrill, US	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Sugahara Camp, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Troy, US	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Franklin, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1938	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	46 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1938. 1938 had 537 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 1938-03-16: 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 20	377
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2