Weather Records on 22 March 1941

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1941. Highest significance: Jondaryan Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1941

On 22 March 1941, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 345 daily.
Jondaryan Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 22 March 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 22 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1941

Top 20 records on 22 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1941	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Jondarayan Station, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Kargil, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1941	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	39 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 352 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	250
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1