Weather Records on 16 March 1980

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1980. Highest significance: Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp, BR.

Key Facts for 16 March 1980

On 16 March 1980, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 546 daily.
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 16 March 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 16 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fartura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maradi	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1980

Top 20 records on 16 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1980	Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Ariri, BR	daily rain	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	272.5 mm (10.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Hernando, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Izana, ES	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Fartura, BR	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Caete, BR	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Northam, AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Taguai (Ribeiropolis), BR	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Canton 4 SE, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Mongagua, BR	daily rain	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Lowville, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1980	Versailles, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	35 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1980. 1980 had 557 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 100	427
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1