Weather Records on 16 March 2014

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2014. Highest significance: Waldron, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2014

On 16 March 2014, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 619 daily.
Waldron set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 16 March 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 16 March 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula Chis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flattop Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paraparaumu AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Boeing Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 16 March 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 16 March 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2014

Top 20 records on 16 March 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2014	Waldron, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2014	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2014	Harrison, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2014	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Monroe, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Wister 3S, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Ross Dam, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Bonbeach (Carrum), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Collins, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Miami, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Mt Locke, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Landsburg, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Mt Locke, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Beaver Is, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2014	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2014. 2014 had 631 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	526
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1