Weather Records on 22 March 1952

1,763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1952. Highest significance: Edmonton 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1952

On 22 March 1952, 1,763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 743 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,730 daily.
Edmonton 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 22 March 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,763 stations

1,763 station records on 22 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,763 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 433, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 753, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 22 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	433
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	753
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 22 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 1,730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,603 broken records

Margins by which the 1,603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1952

Top 20 records on 22 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1952	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1952	Russellville, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1952	Princeton, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1952	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1952	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Ironton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Denison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1952	Berea College, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 1,763 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	1,590
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1