Weather Records on 22 March 1924

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1924. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1924

On 22 March 1924, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 61 daily.
Washington set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 22 March 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 22 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1924

Top 20 records on 22 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1924	Washington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1924	Genoa (Gipsy Point), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1924	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Arapaho, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Bancroft, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Culbertson, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Lexington, US	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Yuma Wb City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	13 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 62 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	36
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1