Weather Records on 16 March 1958

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1958. Highest significance: Meilga, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1958

On 16 March 1958, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 398 daily.
Meilga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 274.3 mm (10.8 in) on 16 March 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 16 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 16 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 16 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1958

Top 20 records on 16 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1958	Meilga, AU	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1958	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1958	Onslow, AU	all-time rain	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Yerington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Elberta, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Mardie, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Uaroo, AU	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Corona, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1958	Livermore, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	38 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1958. 1958 had 409 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 50	301
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1