Weather Records on 16 March 2002

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2002. Highest significance: Hohenwald, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2002

On 16 March 2002, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Hohenwald set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 16 March 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 16 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 16 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 16 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2002

Top 20 records on 16 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2002	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2002	Clarendon, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2002	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Athens Ou, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Indiana 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Zaragoza, ES	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Tolt S Fk Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Lanai AP 656, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Somerset 2 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2002	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	44 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2002. 2002 had 1,096 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	824
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1