Weather Records on 19 March 2016

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2016. Highest significance: Grand Coteau, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 2016

On 19 March 2016, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 481 daily.
Grand Coteau set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 19 March 2016.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 19 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koonwarra (Leongatha South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rotuma	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	157.9 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killiecrankie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Musselboro (Elverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterhouse(Barooga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burns Creek (Janefield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agata	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooskie Mountain California	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2016

Top 20 records on 19 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2016	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	121 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2016	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2016	Glennallen Kcam, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Coleraine (Melville Forest), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Old Faithful, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Koonwarra (Leongatha South), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Rotuma, FJ	daily rain	157.9 mm (6.2 in)	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Valmora, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2016	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	40 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

1808 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2016. 2016 had 491 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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 20	402
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1