Weather Records on 16 March 2017

1,302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2017. Highest significance: M.O. Amini, IN.

Key Facts for 16 March 2017

On 16 March 2017, 1,302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 510 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,276 daily.
M.O. Amini set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 16 March 2017.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,302 stations

1,302 station records on 16 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Milanville	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navua	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Otteroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nana Glen (Cowling Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Tipperary)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittitrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,302 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 16 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 16 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 1,276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

984 broken records

Margins by which the 984 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 437.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2017

Top 20 records on 16 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2017	M.O. Amini, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	94 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 March 2017	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	108 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Milanville, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	New London Lock #22, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Chillingham, AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Kane 1NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Sunbury, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2017	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2017	Oregon City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2017	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2017	Craven (Longview), AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2017	Geneva Rsch Farm, US	daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	43 years	56 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

1801 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2017. 2017 had 1,302 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 March 2017
Margin	Records
0 to 100	953
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1