Weather Records on 14 March 2016

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2016. Highest significance: Sutter Hill Cdf, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 2016

On 14 March 2016, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
575 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 898 daily.
Sutter Hill Cdf set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 14 March 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 14 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makedonia	Greece	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maralinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 412, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	412
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2016

Top 20 records on 14 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2016	Sutter Hill Cdf, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2016	Yulmbu, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2016	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2016	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Wynne, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Nutwood Downs, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Eagle Creek 9 SE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Huesca, ES	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Abingdon Downs Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Des Arc, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Newport, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2016	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	114 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

1810 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2016. 2016 had 911 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	711
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1