Weather Records on 22 March 1954

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1954. Highest significance: Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1954

On 22 March 1954, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 435 daily.
Aberdeen Rd (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 22 March 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 22 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonto Springs Rs 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raywood Flats	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 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 1954

Top 20 records on 22 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1954	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	San Rafael Rch Sp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Panchgani, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Superior, US	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Alpine, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Gisela, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Marinette, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Ruby 4 NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Tonto Springs Rs 4 W, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Crown King, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Warner Springs, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Hood Rs, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Bonita, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Palm Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1954	Saaifontein, ZA	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1954	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1954	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1954	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 445 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	351
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1