Weather Records on 22 March 1931

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1931. Highest significance: Gembrook, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1931

On 22 March 1931, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 275 daily.
Gembrook set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 22 March 1931.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 22 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1931

Top 20 records on 22 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1931	Gembrook, AU	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1931	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1931	Beenak, AU	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Blackburn, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Dromana, AU	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Ringwood 2, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	all-time rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1931	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 294 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 25	236
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1