Weather Records on 16 March 1941

228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1941. Highest significance: Pardelup, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1941

On 16 March 1941, 228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 222 daily.
Pardelup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 16 March 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

228 stations

228 station records on 16 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

228 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1941

Top 20 records on 16 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1941	Pardelup, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Lake Muir, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Denmark, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1941	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Cleveland, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Savanne, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Olekminsk, RU	daily low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1941	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	23 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1941. 1941 had 228 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	159
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2