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Weather Records on 22 March 1955

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1955. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1955

  • On 22 March 1955, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 29 were record highs and 548 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,304 daily.
  • Pontotoc set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 March 1955.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations
Weather records on 22 March 1955 1,315 station records on 22 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,315 station records on 22 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PontotocUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation105.4 mm (4.1 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
EphrataUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
WalnutUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation111.8 mm (4.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
FernieCanadaRecord daily snowfall29.2 cm (11.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1United StatesRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle HarborUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation122.9 mm (4.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
TrentonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Denial BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump StUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.1 mm (2.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1United StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
LorettoUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation125.0 mm (4.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
IolaUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
SedanUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
IronwoodUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1United StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 WUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
New ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LockwoodUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
MoonareeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
SibsagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
IolaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
GraylingUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
PoughkeepsieUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
MunisingUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada WtpUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
PottstownUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
AledoUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
S HavenUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation110.2 mm (4.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
ClintonUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
RoeblingUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
KendallUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
GreenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp FarmUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View BirdseyeCanadaRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois FallsCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
ColumbusUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
GoldenUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records
Records on 22 March 1955 by type Records set or tied on 22 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 398, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 252, Deepest snow cover 62. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 150Highest daily minimum: 16Lowest daily minimum: 398Heaviest daily rainfall: 424Heaviest daily snowfall: 252Deepest snow cover: 62Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 398, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 252, Deepest snow cover 62.
Records on 22 March 1955 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum150
Highest daily minimum16
Lowest daily minimum398
Heaviest daily rainfall424
Heaviest daily snowfall252
Deepest snow cover62
Records on 22 March 1955 by timescale Records on 22 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,304. 05001,0001,500all-time: 1monthly: 10daily: 1,304all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,304.
Records on 22 March 1955 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly10
daily1,304

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,148 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 March 1955 Margins by which the 1,148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted. 05001,0001,5000 to 100: 1,089100 to 200: 52200 to 300: 6300 to 400: 0400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 1,148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 March 1955
MarginRecords
0 to 1001,089
100 to 20052
200 to 3006
300 to 4000
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1955
Top 20 records on 22 March 1955 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 March 1955Pontotoc, USdaily rain105.4 mm (4.1 in)64.8 mm (2.6 in)50 years59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Ephrata, USdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)52 years58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Walnut, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)53 years55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Lynnville 4 SSW, USdaily rain111.8 mm (4.4 in)72.4 mm (2.9 in)32 years55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Fernie, CAdaily snowfall29.2 cm (11.5 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)37 years54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Ludington 4 SE, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)56 years54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Manoa 712.1, USdaily rain81.5 mm (3.2 in)51.5 mm (2.0 in)41 years54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Ceduna Post Office, AUdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)28 years53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Eagle Harbor, USdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)54.6 mm (2.1 in)28 years53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Lewisburg Exp STN, USdaily rain122.9 mm (4.8 in)79.2 mm (3.1 in)25 years53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Trenton, USdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)38 years53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Denial Bay, AUdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)51.0 mm (2.0 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Rivertree (Myall), AUdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)81.3 mm (3.2 in)18 years51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, USdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)38 years51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Warsaw 1, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)48 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Loretto, USdaily rain125.0 mm (4.9 in)71.7 mm (2.8 in)32 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)38.3 mm (1.5 in)28 years49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Iola, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)48 years49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Sedan, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)61 years49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1955Ironwood, USdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)24 years49 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 1955
Records on 03-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 1,315 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11797: 11808: 11818: 11822: 21828: 11836: 11837: 11844: 11845: 11846: 11852: 11857: 11858: 11865: 61867: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11877: 21879: 11880: 11881: 11883: 31884: 21885: 41886: 21887: 11889: 11892: 21893: 11894: 21896: 81897: 91898: 41899: 101900: 21901: 51902: 151903: 191904: 101905: 51906: 141907: 431908: 41909: 81910: 231911: 111912: 131913: 541914: 591915: 211916: 581917: 331918: 381919: 151920: 421921: 271922: 1641923: 701924: 621925: 2221926: 4151927: 3991928: 1561929: 3841930: 1991931: 2941932: 2601933: 1491934: 2871935: 4691936: 3011937: 1741938: 8681939: 5851940: 4401941: 3521942: 2771943: 2181944: 5461945: 3401946: 3621947: 2351948: 6661949: 3741950: 5881951: 3701952: 1,7631953: 3321954: 4451955: 1,3151956: 4501957: 3481958: 5401959: 3331960: 9261961: 2601962: 3031963: 5181964: 4921965: 1,0341966: 6351967: 5611968: 9231969: 2711970: 5631971: 4761972: 6911973: 5121974: 8381975: 6951976: 3531977: 5741978: 8141979: 1,0681980: 5711981: 8951982: 7161983: 1,7601984: 6111985: 5381986: 1,6731987: 8611988: 9491989: 8211990: 1,4281991: 1,4841992: 9751993: 8901994: 7961995: 1,4861996: 8621997: 1,0191998: 1,1361999: 9302000: 1,2212001: 1,3262002: 1,7482003: 9892004: 1,5912005: 8652006: 1,0802007: 1,4972008: 8162009: 7692010: 1,0832011: 1,2652012: 2,6552013: 1,3292014: 5082015: 4582016: 5662017: 1,0382018: 1,0222019: 5522020: 3722021: 5682022: 1,0052023: 1,2022024: 4862025: 7202026: 2,2281794187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 1,315 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-22 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17971
18081
18181
18222
18281
18361
18371
18441
18451
18461
18521
18571
18581
18656
18671
18711
18721
18741
18752
18761
18772
18791
18801
18811
18833
18842
18854
18862
18871
18891
18922
18931
18942
18968
18979
18984
189910
19002
19015
190215
190319
190410
19055
190614
190743
19084
19098
191023
191111
191213
191354
191459
191521
191658
191733
191838
191915
192042
192127
1922164
192370
192462
1925222
1926415
1927399
1928156
1929384
1930199
1931294
1932260
1933149
1934287
1935469
1936301
1937174
1938868
1939585
1940440
1941352
1942277
1943218
1944546
1945340
1946362
1947235
1948666
1949374
1950588
1951370
19521,763
1953332
1954445
19551,315
1956450
1957348
1958540
1959333
1960926
1961260
1962303
1963518
1964492
19651,034
1966635
1967561
1968923
1969271
1970563
1971476
1972691
1973512
1974838
1975695
1976353
1977574
1978814
19791,068
1980571
1981895
1982716
19831,760
1984611
1985538
19861,673
1987861
1988949
1989821
19901,428
19911,484
1992975
1993890
1994796
19951,486
1996862
19971,019
19981,136
1999930
20001,221
20011,326
20021,748
2003989
20041,591
2005865
20061,080
20071,497
2008816
2009769
20101,083
20111,265
20122,655
20131,329
2014508
2015458
2016566
20171,038
20181,022
2019552
2020372
2021568
20221,005
20231,202
2024486
2025720
20262,228

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).