Weather Records on 16 March 2020

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2020. Highest significance: Moloaa 1145, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2020

On 16 March 2020, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 642 daily.
Moloaa 1145 set a daily record precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 16 March 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 16 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Bridges	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teruel	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 16 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 16 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2020

Top 20 records on 16 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2020	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2020	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2020	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Auburn, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Merced, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Moro, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Daroca, ES	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk, FI	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Turlock #2, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Dequeen, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Pelton Dam, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Prineville, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Davenport, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2020	Livermore, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2020. 2020 had 659 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	538
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1