Weather Records on 16 March 2026

1,413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2026. Highest significance: Appleton, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2026

On 16 March 2026, 1,413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 494 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,302 daily.
Appleton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 46.2 cm (18.2 in) on 16 March 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,413 stations

1,413 station records on 16 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
White Lake 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Peshtigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.1 cm (20.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.1 cm (22.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,413 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 308, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 16 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	308
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 16 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 97, daily 1,302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,174 broken records

Margins by which the 1,174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2026

Top 20 records on 16 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2026	Appleton, US	all-time snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	116 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 March 2026	Kewaunee, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 March 2026	White Lake 1 SE, US	all-time snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Manistique Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	127 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Peshtigo, US	all-time snowfall	53.1 cm (20.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Marinette, US	all-time snowfall	56.1 cm (22.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	55 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	105 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Oconto 4 W, US	all-time snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Oshkosh, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 March 2026	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2026. 2026 had 1,413 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	896
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,413

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,052
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	25
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1