Weather Records on 16 March 1957

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1957. Highest significance: Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE.

Key Facts for 16 March 1957

On 16 March 1957, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 332 daily.
Dresden Wahnsdorf set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 16 March 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 16 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1957

Top 20 records on 16 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1957	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Campestre, BR	daily rain	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Krishnarajpet, IN	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Mysore, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1957	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1957	Wien, AT	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1957	Ipira (Camisao), BR	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1957	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1957	Kampli, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1957. 1957 had 341 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	273
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1