Weather Records on 31 March 2016

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2016. Highest significance: Orly, FR.

Key Facts for 31 March 2016

On 31 March 2016, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 762 daily.
Orly set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 31 March 2016.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 31 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darlag	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa Wtr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 31 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 31 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2016

Top 20 records on 31 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2016	Orly, FR	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Newport, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Corning, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Fordyce, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Greenwood Leflore AP, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Searcy, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Cordova AP, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2016	Gazandzhyk, TM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Black Rock, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Darlag, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Philo, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Dachwig, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2016	Brinkley, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	52 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 823 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	656
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1