Weather Records on 16 March 1953

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1953. Highest significance: Spot Pond, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1953

On 16 March 1953, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 243 daily.
Spot Pond set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 March 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 16 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 16 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1953

Top 20 records on 16 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1953	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Kasane, BW	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Middleboro, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	South Egremont, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Palermo, IT	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1953	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Pitea, SE	daily high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Brockton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1953	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1953. 1953 had 245 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 20	183
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1