Weather Records on 17 March 2016

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2016. Highest significance: Moonta, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 2016

On 17 March 2016, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 523 daily.
Moonta set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 17 March 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 17 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Valga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Germain	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Hurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuguevka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunflint Lake 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urakawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fukaura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2016

Top 20 records on 17 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2016	Moonta, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 March 2016	Idjevan, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2016	Valga, LV	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2016	Abingdon Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	St Germain, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	122 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Big Bay 1NW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Grand Portage, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Vladivostok, RU	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Wewahitchka, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Detour Village, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Darlington, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Madison, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2016	Durham, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	114 years	42 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

1825 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2016. 2016 had 545 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 2026-10-16 (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 50	425
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1