Weather Records on 16 March 2004

1,367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2004. Highest significance: Kerki, TM.

Key Facts for 16 March 2004

On 16 March 2004, 1,367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
910 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,296 daily.
Kerki set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 16 March 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,367 stations

1,367 station records on 16 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdalyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,367 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 520, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 178, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 16 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	520
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	178
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 16 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 65, daily 1,296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,088 broken records

Margins by which the 1,088 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2004

Top 20 records on 16 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2004	Kerki, TM	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Denison, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	113 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Perry, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Knoxville, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Erie Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	Sonoma, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Jefferson, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Winterset 4N, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Indianola 1SW, US	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Lyons, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Sanzar, UZ	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2004	Boone, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2004. 2004 had 1,367 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 50	1,006
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1