Weather Records on 22 March 1914

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1914. Highest significance: Wollongong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1914

On 22 March 1914, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 58 daily.
Wollongong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 22 March 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 22 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 22 March 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1914

Top 20 records on 22 March 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1914	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1914	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1914	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1914	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1914	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Washington, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1914	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 59 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	39
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1