Weather Records on 16 March 1978

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1978. Highest significance: Goshen 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1978

On 16 March 1978, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 685 daily.
Goshen 3SW set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 March 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 16 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 16 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 16 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 839.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1978

Top 20 records on 16 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1978	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Three Rivers, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Moyoguarda, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	El Chico, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Tenango de Doria, MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Huejotzingo, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	83.9 cm (33.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Tepeaca, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Lerma, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1978	Huichapan, MX	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	44 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1978. 1978 had 719 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 200	618
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1