Weather Records on 16 March 1974

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1974. Highest significance: Turners Falls, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1974

On 16 March 1974, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 613 daily.
Turners Falls set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 March 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 16 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1974

Top 20 records on 16 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1974	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1974	Marcus Hook, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Marruas, BR	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Porto da Folha, BR	all-time rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Wrangell AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	St Gabriel de Brandon, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Prudente de Morais, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Woodstock, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Presidente Prudente, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1974	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1974. 1974 had 622 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	493
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2