Weather Records on 16 March 1948

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1948. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 16 March 1948

On 16 March 1948, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 476 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 March 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 16 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1948

Top 20 records on 16 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1948	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1948	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Byro, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Alton, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Kempten, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Aachen, DE	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Celina, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1948	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1948	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1948	Decatur, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1948	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	32 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1948. 1948 had 482 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	387
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1