Weather Records on 10 March 2016

1,781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 2016. Highest significance: Bute, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 2016

On 10 March 2016, 1,781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,185 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,735 daily.
Bute set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 10 March 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,781 stations

1,781 station records on 10 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	308.6 mm (12.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tickera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,781 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 463, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 722, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 554, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	463
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	722
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	554
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 1,735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,561 broken records

Margins by which the 1,561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 2016

Top 20 records on 10 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 2016	Bute, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 2016	Yardea, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 2016	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	131 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 2016	Sedan, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 2016	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	167.7 mm (6.6 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 2016	Crossett 2 SSE, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Leesville, US	daily rain	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	110 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Robstown, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Riverton, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Bower, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Tailem Bend (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Oak Ridge, US	all-time rain	308.6 mm (12.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Auburn, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2016	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)

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

1807 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2016. 2016 had 1,781 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 2016-03-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	1,394
25 to 50	111
50 to 75	29
75 to 100	18
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2