Weather Records on 16 March 2025

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2025. Highest significance: Langlois #2, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2025

On 16 March 2025, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 870 daily.
Langlois #2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 16 March 2025.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 16 March 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Derr.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
King Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathgordon (Gordon Power Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mainnerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 March 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 March 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 66, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2025

Top 20 records on 16 March 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2025	Langlois #2, US	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Scottsville, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Russellville, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Smithfield, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2025	Bethpage 1 S, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Riddle, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Portland Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Derr., US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Barren Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Rochester Ferry, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Celina, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Rough Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2025	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	52 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2025. 2025 had 936 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 50	794
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1