Weather Records on 22 March 1946

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1946. Highest significance: Hano_A, SE.

Key Facts for 22 March 1946

On 22 March 1946, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 343 daily.
Hano_A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 22 March 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 22 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomborneit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1946

Top 20 records on 22 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1946	Hano_A, SE	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1946	Bagalkot, IN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1946	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Pulivendla, IN	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Heerde, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Kerkwerve, NL	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	De Bilt, NL	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Centerville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Fairmont, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1946	Arnhem, NL	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	43 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 362 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	312
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1