Weather Records on 22 March 1962

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1962. Highest significance: Palamner, IN.

Key Facts for 22 March 1962

On 22 March 1962, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 297 daily.
Palamner set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 March 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 22 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borina	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	177.0 cm (69.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1962

Top 20 records on 22 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1962	Palamner, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Bichhia, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Thalli, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Thammampatty, IN	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Salem, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Borina, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1962	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 303 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 100	255
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1