Weather Records on 22 March 1930

199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1930. Highest significance: Alexandria (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1930

On 22 March 1930, 199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 196 daily.
Alexandria (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 22 March 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

199 stations

199 station records on 22 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

199 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1930

Top 20 records on 22 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1930	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1930	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Halifax, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Cedarville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Umea, SE	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Junsele, SE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Waterbury, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1930	Houma, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 199 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	151
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1