Weather Records on 16 March 1951

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1951. Highest significance: Burlington Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1951

On 16 March 1951, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 271 daily.
Burlington Muni AP set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 16 March 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 16 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 16 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 16 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1951

Top 20 records on 16 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1951	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Jatusana, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Strathmore, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Galva, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Lost River, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1951	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Kindersley, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Tarnaby, SE	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1951	Jenner, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1951. 1951 had 283 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	179
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2