Weather Records on 16 March 1945

1,481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1945. Highest significance: Deerfield Dam, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1945

On 16 March 1945, 1,481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,309 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,444 daily.
Deerfield Dam set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 16 March 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,481 stations

1,481 station records on 16 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,481 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 713, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 596, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	713
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	596
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 1,444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,207 broken records

Margins by which the 1,207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1945

Top 20 records on 16 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1945	Deerfield Dam, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Fillmore, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1945	Trenton 2, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Iron River, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	The Meadows, ZA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Defiance, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1945	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60 years	29 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1945. 1945 had 1,481 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	1,196
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1