Weather Records on 16 March 2010

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2010. Highest significance: Anadyr, RU.

Key Facts for 16 March 2010

On 16 March 2010, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 595 daily.
Anadyr set a daily record precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 16 March 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 16 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Satenas	Sweden	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Castellanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rafha	Saudi Arabia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qaisumah	Saudi Arabia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 16 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 16 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2010

Top 20 records on 16 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2010	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2010	Tahoka, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Floydada 9SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Lubbock 9N, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	La Sal 1SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Akhty, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Presque Isle, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Corbin, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Mishima, JP	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	San Miguel Chimalapa, MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Lacrosse, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Niigata, JP	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Bjorheim I Ryfylke, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Sulak, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Conrad, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Fiskabygd, NO	all-time snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2010	Satenas, SE	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 years	38 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2010. 2010 had 630 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	485
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1