Weather Records on 16 March 1996

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1996. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 1996

On 16 March 1996, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 697 daily.
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re set a daily record precipitation of 60.6 mm (2.4 in) on 16 March 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 16 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eppalock Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carranya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo (Kombali)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swanpool (Tiree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 410, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 26, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1996

Top 20 records on 16 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1996	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Paruna, AU	all-time rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Gama, AU	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Mulyungarie, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Meribah, AU	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Umberumberka Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Cluny, AU	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Copeville, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	61 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1996. 1996 had 732 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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Data for records on 1996-03-16: 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 25	538
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1