Weather Records on 22 March 1953

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1953. Highest significance: Yanrey, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1953

On 22 March 1953, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 313 daily.
Yanrey set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 22 March 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 22 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lorray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 32.

Records on 22 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1953

Top 20 records on 22 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1953	Yanrey, AU	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	Middalya, AU	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	Towera, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	St Walburg, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	St Walburg, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1953	Wilroy, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Windera Creek, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Burnerbinmah, AU	all-time rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Cinclare, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Leader, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1953	Pilger, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 332 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 25	239
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2