Weather Records on 16 March 1994

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1994. Highest significance: Carrizo Springs 3S, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1994

On 16 March 1994, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
652 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 931 daily.
Carrizo Springs 3S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 16 March 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 16 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 16 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 16 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1994

Top 20 records on 16 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1994	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1994	Sabinal, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1994	Runge, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1994	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Naze, JP	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	all-time snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Blanco, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Prade Rch, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Boerne, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Camp Wood, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Crystal City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	La Pryor, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Milan, IT	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	147 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1994	Suldalsvatn, NO	all-time snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1994. 1994 had 959 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	752
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1