Weather Records on 22 March 1929

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1929. Highest significance: Newnan 7 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1929

On 22 March 1929, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 378 daily.
Newnan 7 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 22 March 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 22 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1929

Top 20 records on 22 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1929	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Clanton, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Lake, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1929	Athens, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Gadsden, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Alexandria, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	College Park, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Greenwood, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Fall River, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Canton, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1929	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	26 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 384 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 50	319
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2