Weather Records on 16 March 1966

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1966. Highest significance: Tumbarumba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1966

On 16 March 1966, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,179 daily.
Tumbarumba Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.6 mm (6.5 in) on 16 March 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 16 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Modbury (Surrey Vine Yards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 685, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	685
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 1,179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1966

Top 20 records on 16 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1966	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	all-time rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Redbank, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Vladivostok, RU	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Roto (Merimerriwa Tank), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Woomargama Estate, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Tottington, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1966	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1966. 1966 had 1,204 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 1966-03-16: 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 20	923
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1