Weather Records on 16 March 1977

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1977. Highest significance: Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1977

On 16 March 1977, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 570 daily.
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 March 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 16 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.6 mm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.8 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acopiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1977

Top 20 records on 16 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1977	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1977	Halden, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1977	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1977	Darwin Airport, AU	monthly rain	240.6 mm (9.5 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	East Park Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Havelund, SE	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Thomasville 7 NE, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Arrabury Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Backefors, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Paskenta Rs, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Joe Rich Creek, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1977	Agua Branca (Imoroti), BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	37 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1977. 1977 had 595 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 20	423
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1