Weather Records on 16 March 2006

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2006. Highest significance: Tillabery, NE.

Key Facts for 16 March 2006

On 16 March 2006, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 702 daily.
Tillabery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 16 March 2006.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 16 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Texmelucan Labasti	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brande-Hornerkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grambek	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Junction 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auke Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 16 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 16 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2006

Top 20 records on 16 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2006	Tillabery, NE	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2006	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2006	Crandall Creek, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2006	Petersburg 1, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Marillana, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Santa Maria del Rio (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Angoon Pwr, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Gustavus, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Annex Creek, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Auke Bay, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Annette AP, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Elfin Cove, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Glacier Bay, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Port Alexander, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	Yakutat AP, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2006	San Martin Texmelucan Labasti, MX	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	22 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2006. 2006 had 717 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	502
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1