Weather Records on 16 March 1949

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1949. Highest significance: Cascade 5 S, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1949

On 16 March 1949, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 347 daily.
Cascade 5 S set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 16 March 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 16 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1949

Top 20 records on 16 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1949	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Beltana, AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Rapelje, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1949	Daly River Police, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Harrington Harbour, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Superior, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Harrington Harbour, CA	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1949	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	49 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1949. 1949 had 352 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	247
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1