Weather Records on 16 March 2012

2,749 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2012. Highest significance: Woods Point, AU.

Key Facts for 16 March 2012

On 16 March 2012, 2,749 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,260 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 2,696 daily.
Woods Point set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.8 mm (4.6 in) on 16 March 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,749 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,285, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 975, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,285
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	975
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 2,696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,307 broken records

Margins by which the 2,307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2012

Top 20 records on 16 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2012	Woods Point, AU	monthly rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2012	Logan, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2012	Fremont, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2012	New Meadows Rs, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2012	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2012	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Allerton, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Ft Madison, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Qulin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Ft Scott, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2012	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2012. 2012 had 2,749 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 100	2,298
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1