Weather Records on 22 March 1940

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1940. Highest significance: Goderich, CA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1940

On 22 March 1940, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 433 daily.
Goderich set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 March 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 22 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1940

Top 20 records on 22 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1940	Goderich, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Goderich, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Khajauli, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Arcadia, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1940	Bano, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Supaul, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Sugahara Camp, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Titusville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1940	Farmington 3NW, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 440 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	329
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2