Weather Records on 16 March 1989

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1989. Highest significance: Surat, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1989

On 16 March 1989, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 974 daily.
Surat set a daily record precipitation of 107.0 mm (4.2 in) on 16 March 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 16 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Crow Agency	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 16 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 16 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

872 broken records

Margins by which the 872 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 1989

Top 20 records on 16 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1989	Surat, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1989	Crow Agency, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1989	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1989	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Bujumbura, BI	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Barneveld, NL	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Alferes, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Winston, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Frogmoor, AU	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Biervliet, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Elspeet, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1989	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	86 years	48 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1989. 1989 had 992 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	863
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1