Weather Records on 22 March 1934

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1934. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1934

On 22 March 1934, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 284 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 22 March 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 22 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warbreccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1934

Top 20 records on 22 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1934	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Huntsville, CA	monthly low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Pelee Island, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Portland, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Madison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Alta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	St Ignace, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1934	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	9 years	24 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 287 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	244
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1