Weather Records on 11 March 2016

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2016. Highest significance: Bay Springs, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2016

On 11 March 2016, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,220 daily.
Bay Springs set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 11 March 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 11 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oak Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	366.0 mm (14.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allen	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denham Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 551, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	551
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,048 broken records

Margins by which the 1,048 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

11 March 2016

Top 20 records on 11 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2016	Bay Springs, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 March 2016	Columbia, US	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Laurel, US	monthly rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Napoleonville, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Oak Grove, US	all-time rain	366.0 mm (14.4 in)	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Pine Grove Fire Twr, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Baton Rouge Sherwood, US	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Livingston, US	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2016	Jiuquan, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Melvin, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Waynesboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Bairnsdale Airport, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Eddystone Point, AU	monthly rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Gonzales, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2016	Port Allen, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	55 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

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,249 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 25	976
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2