Weather Records on 16 March 1971

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1971. Highest significance: Nurina, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1971

On 16 March 1971, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 326 daily.
Nurina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 March 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 16 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karaul Keldy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sumiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1971

Top 20 records on 16 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1971	Nurina, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1971	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1971	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Palmares, BR	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Lares, PR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Ashland, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Chula Vista, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1971	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	27 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1971. 1971 had 338 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	244
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3