Weather Records on 16 March 1982

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1982. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 16 March 1982

On 16 March 1982, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
614 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Virden set a daily record snowfall of 17.6 cm (6.9 in) on 16 March 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 16 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suffield A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.8 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Grove Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 391, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 16 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	391
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 16 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

979 broken records

Margins by which the 979 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1982

Top 20 records on 16 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1982	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	15.1 cm (5.9 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1982	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1982	Benambra (Evandale), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Nkobongo (Agr), ZA	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Strevell, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Suffield A, CA	daily snowfall	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	10.8 cm (4.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Avai, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Joyces Creek, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1982	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1982. 1982 had 1,211 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	881
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	30
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1