Weather Records on 22 March 1936

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1936. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 22 March 1936

On 22 March 1936, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 289 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a daily record precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 22 March 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 22 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	260.0 cm (102.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1936

Top 20 records on 22 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1936	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Puttur, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Warwick, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1936	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1936	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1936	St John's, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1936	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1936	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1936	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	30 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 301 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 100	258
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1