Weather Records on 23 March 2016

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2016. Highest significance: Peppermint Grove, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 2016

On 23 March 2016, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 512 daily.
Peppermint Grove set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 23 March 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 23 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warra Jarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chesalon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mesa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Irene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coal Creek Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deadman Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coal Creek Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	80.3 cm (31.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 351.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2016

Top 20 records on 23 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2016	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2016	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2016	Boulder, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2016	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2016	Warra Jarra, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Chillinup, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Innadong, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Wayjo Park, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Collie, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Sioux City AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Clarendon, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Richfields, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Meeker, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Walden, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2016	Plainview, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 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

1796 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 536 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	439
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1