Weather Records on 16 March 1981

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1981. Highest significance: Ico, BR.

Key Facts for 16 March 1981

On 16 March 1981, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 689 daily.
Ico set a daily record precipitation of 94.4 mm (3.7 in) on 16 March 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 16 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuaq A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ex Hacienda San Diego	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Do Doutor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1981

Top 20 records on 16 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1981	Ico, BR	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1981	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Aklavik A, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Penedo, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Itapiuna, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Huejotzingo, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Ozernaja, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Aurora, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Sao Caetano, BR	daily rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Port Hope, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	2.9 cm (1.1 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	all-time rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Pesqueira, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Taipu, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Kuujjuaq A, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1981	Acude Salao, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	40 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1981. 1981 had 707 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	601
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1