Weather Records on 16 March 1979

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1979. Highest significance: Majors Creek (the Old School), AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1979

On 16 March 1979, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 839 daily.
Majors Creek (the Old School) set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 16 March 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 16 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nobby Tooth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 16 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 16 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 839.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 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 1979

Top 20 records on 16 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1979	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Killarney Post Office, AU	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1979	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante, BR	all-time rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Corsicana, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1979	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1979. 1979 had 845 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 1979-03-16: 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 50	665
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1