Weather Records on 16 March 1969

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1969. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1969

On 16 March 1969, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 815 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 16 March 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 16 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 16 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 16 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1969

Top 20 records on 16 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1969	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1969	Tahoka, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1969	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1969	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1969	Palmaryville, ZA	all-time rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Salvador, BR	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Sao Raimundo Nonato, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Artesia 6S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Antelope, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Muleshoe #1, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1969	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	50 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1969. 1969 had 842 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	689
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3