Weather Records on 16 March 1970

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1970. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 1970

On 16 March 1970, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 633 daily.
Independence set an all-time record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 16 March 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 16 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.7 mm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 16 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 16 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 11, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1970

Top 20 records on 16 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1970	Independence, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Independence, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Augusta, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Neosho, US	all-time snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Holly, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Pratt 3NW, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Medicine Lodge, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Bastanka, UA	monthly rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Coldwater, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	316.7 mm (12.5 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Stavanger - Valand, NO	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Plains, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Norwich, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Windsor, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Blackwell 1 W, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1970	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1970. 1970 had 670 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1970-03-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	488
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1