Weather Records on 16 March 1961

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1961. Highest significance: Mtn Home, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1961

On 16 March 1961, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 361 daily.
Mtn Home set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 March 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 16 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1961

Top 20 records on 16 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1961	Mtn Home, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Milan, IT	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	159 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Uccle, BE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Paratinga, BR	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Orebro, SE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1961	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1961	Hvar, HR	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	73 years	31 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1961. 1961 had 367 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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Data for records on 1961-03-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	287
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1