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Weather Records on 22 March 1920

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1920. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1920

  • On 22 March 1920, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.4 C (52.5 F) on 22 March 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 22 March 1920 42 station records on 22 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 22 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ToongabbieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortarlingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
RushworthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WalhallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WolseleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BordertownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeachportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BuchanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
EuroaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 22 March 1920 by type Records set or tied on 22 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 22 March 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 March 1920 by timescale Records on 22 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.
Records on 22 March 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 March 1920 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 232 to 4: 94 to 6: 06 to 8: 38 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 March 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 223
2 to 49
4 to 60
6 to 83
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1920
Top 20 records on 22 March 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 March 1920Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min11.4 C (52.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Sterling, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Toongabbie, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Milan, ITdaily high max21.6 C (70.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Portarlington, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920White River, CAdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Stockholm, SEdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Rushworth, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Walhalla, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Cavendish (Post Office), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Vastervik, SEdaily high max15.5 C (59.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Wolseley, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Ballan, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high min-2.5 C (27.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Bordertown, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920Balmoral (Post Office), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1920San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years11 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 1920
Records on 03-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 42 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11797: 11808: 11818: 11822: 21828: 11836: 11837: 11844: 11845: 11846: 11852: 11857: 11858: 11865: 61867: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11877: 21879: 11880: 11881: 11883: 31884: 21885: 41886: 21887: 11889: 11892: 21893: 11894: 21896: 81897: 91898: 41899: 101900: 21901: 51902: 151903: 191904: 101905: 51906: 141907: 431908: 41909: 81910: 231911: 111912: 131913: 541914: 591915: 211916: 581917: 331918: 381919: 151920: 421921: 271922: 1641923: 701924: 621925: 2221926: 4151927: 3991928: 1561929: 3841930: 1991931: 2941932: 2601933: 1491934: 2871935: 4691936: 3011937: 1741938: 8681939: 5851940: 4401941: 3521942: 2771943: 2181944: 5461945: 3401946: 3621947: 2351948: 6661949: 3741950: 5881951: 3701952: 1,7631953: 3321954: 4451955: 1,3151956: 4501957: 3481958: 5401959: 3331960: 9261961: 2601962: 3031963: 5181964: 4921965: 1,0341966: 6351967: 5611968: 9231969: 2711970: 5631971: 4761972: 6911973: 5121974: 8381975: 6951976: 3531977: 5741978: 8141979: 1,0681980: 5711981: 8951982: 7161983: 1,7601984: 6111985: 5381986: 1,6731987: 8611988: 9491989: 8211990: 1,4281991: 1,4841992: 9751993: 8901994: 7961995: 1,4861996: 8621997: 1,0191998: 1,1361999: 9302000: 1,2212001: 1,3262002: 1,7482003: 9892004: 1,5912005: 8652006: 1,0802007: 1,4972008: 8162009: 7692010: 1,0832011: 1,2652012: 2,6552013: 1,3292014: 5082015: 4582016: 5662017: 1,0382018: 1,0222019: 5522020: 3722021: 5682022: 1,0052023: 1,2022024: 4862025: 7202026: 2,2281794187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 42 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-22 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17971
18081
18181
18222
18281
18361
18371
18441
18451
18461
18521
18571
18581
18656
18671
18711
18721
18741
18752
18761
18772
18791
18801
18811
18833
18842
18854
18862
18871
18891
18922
18931
18942
18968
18979
18984
189910
19002
19015
190215
190319
190410
19055
190614
190743
19084
19098
191023
191111
191213
191354
191459
191521
191658
191733
191838
191915
192042
192127
1922164
192370
192462
1925222
1926415
1927399
1928156
1929384
1930199
1931294
1932260
1933149
1934287
1935469
1936301
1937174
1938868
1939585
1940440
1941352
1942277
1943218
1944546
1945340
1946362
1947235
1948666
1949374
1950588
1951370
19521,763
1953332
1954445
19551,315
1956450
1957348
1958540
1959333
1960926
1961260
1962303
1963518
1964492
19651,034
1966635
1967561
1968923
1969271
1970563
1971476
1972691
1973512
1974838
1975695
1976353
1977574
1978814
19791,068
1980571
1981895
1982716
19831,760
1984611
1985538
19861,673
1987861
1988949
1989821
19901,428
19911,484
1992975
1993890
1994796
19951,486
1996862
19971,019
19981,136
1999930
20001,221
20011,326
20021,748
2003989
20041,591
2005865
20061,080
20071,497
2008816
2009769
20101,083
20111,265
20122,655
20131,329
2014508
2015458
2016566
20171,038
20181,022
2019552
2020372
2021568
20221,005
20231,202
2024486
2025720
20262,228

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).