Weather Records on 16 March 1963

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1963. Highest significance: Oelrichs, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1963

On 16 March 1963, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 506 daily.
Oelrichs set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 16 March 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 16 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jingalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1963

Top 20 records on 16 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1963	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1963	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Diddillibah, AU	daily rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Custer, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Jingalup, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Sulak, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Greenville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Albion, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1963	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	44 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1963. 1963 had 521 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 1963-03-16: 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 50	399
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1