Weather Records on 16 March 1939

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1939. Highest significance: Amraoti, IN.

Key Facts for 16 March 1939

On 16 March 1939, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 324 daily.
Amraoti set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 16 March 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 16 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1939

Top 20 records on 16 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1939	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Saint John, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Darwha, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Yeotmal, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Annur, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1939	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Thalli, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Asola, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Callaville, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Eastport, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Wray, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Carabost, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Devala, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1939. 1939 had 326 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	275
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1