Weather Records on 21 March 2016

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2016. Highest significance: Comet Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2016

On 21 March 2016, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 536 daily.
Comet Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 117.0 mm (4.6 in) on 21 March 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 21 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Makuschino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Trompillo	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nalut	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dorena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 536.

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 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2016

Top 20 records on 21 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2016	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2016	Makuschino, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2016	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2016	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Garden Valley, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Yangjiang, CN	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Macau Intl, MO	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Boca, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Deseret, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Haines AP, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Nadi Airport, FJ	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	El Trompillo, BO	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Ardurad, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Mombasa, KE	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	57 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

1797 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 553 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	419
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2