Weather Records on 16 March 1965

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1965. Highest significance: Spring Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1965

On 16 March 1965, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 270 daily.
Spring Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 16 March 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 16 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.9 mm (9.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 16 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 16 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1965

Top 20 records on 16 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1965	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1965	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Chudleigh Park Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Big Sandy, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1965	Big Sandy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Browning, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Ft Benton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1965	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	32 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1965. 1965 had 273 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	206
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1