Weather Records on 22 March 1948

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1948. Highest significance: Broederstroom (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1948

On 22 March 1948, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 598 daily.
Broederstroom (Bos) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 415.3 mm (16.4 in) on 22 March 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 22 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 335, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 22 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	335
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 22 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1948

Top 20 records on 22 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1948	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1948	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Brinkley, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Tshakhuma, ZA	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Clarendon, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Homestead 985, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Paulding, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1948	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	41 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 666 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 200	537
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1