Weather Records on 16 March 1988

1,331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1988. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 16 March 1988

On 16 March 1988, 1,331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 779 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,297 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 16 March 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,331 stations

1,331 station records on 16 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 16SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,331 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 364, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 415, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 16 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	364
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	415
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 16 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,071 broken records

Margins by which the 1,071 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1988

Top 20 records on 16 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1988	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 March 1988	Enid, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1988	Oak City, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Oak City, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Toulouse-Blagnac, FR	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	monthly rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Beaver, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Black Rock, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Singeshult, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Embrun, FR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Myton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Encampment 10 ESE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Langhult, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1988	Greensboro, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	42 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1988. 1988 had 1,331 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,026
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1