Weather Records on 16 March 2021

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2021. Highest significance: Longmont 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2021

On 16 March 2021, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 630 daily.
Longmont 2 ESE set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 16 March 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 16 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.6 cm (21.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sibiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loveland 2N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kodachrome Basin Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 16 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 16 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2021

Top 20 records on 16 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2021	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Brighton 3 SE, US	all-time snowfall	53.6 cm (21.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Sibiu, RO	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Postville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	12.3 cm (4.8 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2021	Sybille Rsch Unit, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Lillington, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Loveland 2N, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Old Ft Laramie, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Caransebes, RO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Mt Playfair, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	135 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Meda, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2021	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	75 years	48 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2021. 2021 had 647 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	489
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2