Weather Records on 16 March 2008

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2008. Highest significance: Elatma, RU.

Key Facts for 16 March 2008

On 16 March 2008, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 861 daily.
Elatma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 16 March 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 16 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 16 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 16 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2008

Top 20 records on 16 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2008	Elatma, RU	monthly rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2008	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Marysvale, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Lyneham, GB	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Mtn View, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Capulhuac, MX	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Norddal, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Ocala, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Gaoua, BF	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Meeker, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Colfax, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2008	Elfin Cove, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	28 years	39 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2008. 2008 had 899 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	685
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1