Weather Records on 16 March 1993

1,661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1993. Highest significance: Uniontown 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1993

On 16 March 1993, 1,661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,608 daily.
Uniontown 1 NE set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 16 March 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,661 stations

1,661 station records on 16 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Weston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,661 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 453, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 428.

Records on 16 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	453
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	428

Records on 16 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 43, daily 1,608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,342 broken records

Margins by which the 1,342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1993

Top 20 records on 16 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1993	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Weston, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Renovo, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	State College, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Clarksburg 1, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Charleroi Lock 4, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Kingsport, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Chemung, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1993	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1993. 1993 had 1,661 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 200	1,190
200 to 400	123
400 to 600	26
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1