Weather Records on 29 March 2016

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2016. Highest significance: Busselton Shire, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 2016

On 29 March 2016, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 514 daily.
Busselton Shire set a daily record precipitation of 46.8 mm (1.8 in) on 29 March 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 29 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lages	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorsey Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lages	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lages	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corral Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Moffatt National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 29 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 29 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2016

Top 20 records on 29 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2016	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2016	Kirup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2016	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2016	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2016	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2016	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Montello 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Minidoka Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Lander AP, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Kapan, AM	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Van Buren 2, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Annex Creek, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Ibapah, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Lages, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Ruth, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	McGill, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	78 years	43 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

1805 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2016. 2016 had 565 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	427
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1