Weather Records on 16 March 1985

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1985. Highest significance: Kanmantoo, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1985

On 16 March 1985, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 687 daily.
Kanmantoo set a daily record precipitation of 76.4 mm (3.0 in) on 16 March 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 16 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphettville Raceco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn (Alpyn Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara (Colebatch Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keith (Narree Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Recalque Abc	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 16 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 16 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1985

Top 20 records on 16 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1985	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Callington, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Hahndorf, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Lower Light, AU	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Perponda, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Milang, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1985	Langhorne Creek, AU	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Parafield Airport, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Monte Alegre Do Sul, BR	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Adelaide (Morphettville Raceco, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1985	Harrogate, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	54 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1985. 1985 had 725 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-03-16: 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	614
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1