Weather Records on 16 March 1950

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1950. Highest significance: Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1950

On 16 March 1950, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 372 daily.
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.7 mm (5.4 in) on 16 March 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 16 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1950

Top 20 records on 16 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1950	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	all-time rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1950	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1950	Boolcoomatta, AU	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1950	Birdsville Police Station, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Haringhata, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Marree (Witchelina), AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1950. 1950 had 388 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 25	277
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2