Weather Records on 24 March 2016

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2016. Highest significance: Wray, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2016

On 24 March 2016, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 709 daily.
Wray set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 March 2016.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 24 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emerson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northglenn	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Znamianka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 142, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	142
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2016

Top 20 records on 24 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2016	Wray, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Algona, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Port Huron, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2016	Emerson, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Wayne, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Richfields, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Northglenn, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Hugo 1 NW, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Washta, US	monthly snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2016	Ft Atkinson Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	54 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

1794 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 737 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 50	534
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	4