Weather Records on 16 March 2023

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2023. Highest significance: Evanston 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2023

On 16 March 2023, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 880 daily.
Evanston 1 E set a daily record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 16 March 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 16 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mosstrand II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diyarbakir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lily Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paraparaumu AWS	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elazig	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	393.7 cm (155.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 16 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 16 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 990.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2023

Top 20 records on 16 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2023	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2023	Paradise, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2023	N Fk Rs, US	all-time rain	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Villanueva, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Mosstrand II, NO	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Zion Np, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Kitoi Bay, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Lista Fyr, NO	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Bakke, NO	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Diyarbakir, TR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	45 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2023. 2023 had 897 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 200	756
200 to 400	13
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1