Weather Records on 22 March 1932

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1932

On 22 March 1932, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 254 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 22 March 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 22 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 22 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 22 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1932

Top 20 records on 22 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Charleston, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1932	Welland, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Galva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Caroleen, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Alma, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Mendota, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1932	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	27 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 260 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 200	222
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1