Weather Records on 16 March 2019

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2019. Highest significance: Lacrosse, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2019

On 16 March 2019, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 747 daily.
Lacrosse set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 16 March 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 16 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maywin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Western Ag Rsch Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Essex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 16 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 16 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2019

Top 20 records on 16 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2019	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 March 2019	Goldendale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Booroondarra, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Wilbur, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Glen Royal, AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2019	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2019	Moro, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2019	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2019	Garah (Ulinga), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2019	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	21 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2019. 2019 had 762 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	580
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1