Weather Records on 20 March 2016

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2016. Highest significance: Lochnagar, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 2016

On 20 March 2016, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 432 daily.
Lochnagar set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 20 March 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 20 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Banjawarn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tjukalinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gidgegannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangut	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maine-Soroa	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Noumerat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aero	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2016

Top 20 records on 20 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2016	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2016	Ganzhou, CN	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Pearce Raaf, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Banjawarn, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Cedar Lake, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Startup 1 E, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Cordova AP, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Haines AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Mys Lopatka, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Canyon Dam, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Riddle, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Downieville, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Bajandaj, RU	daily high min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Landsburg, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2016	Bauple, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	36 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 450 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 20	367
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1