Weather Records on 16 March 1955

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1955. Highest significance: Einasleigh Township, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1955

On 16 March 1955, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 411 daily.
Einasleigh Township set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 16 March 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 16 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1955

Top 20 records on 16 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1955	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Greenup Dam 3O, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Pikeville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Vanceburg, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Bluff City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1955	Falmouth, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Grass Valley, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1955	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	29 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1955. 1955 had 419 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	292
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2