Weather Records on 22 March 1965

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1965. Highest significance: Cambridge Galt Moe, CA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1965

On 22 March 1965, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 738 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Cambridge Galt Moe set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 22 March 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 22 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loeriesfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 444, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	444
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1965

Top 20 records on 22 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1965	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1965	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1965	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1965	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	St Thomas, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Karesuando, SE	all-time snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Sterkstroom, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Vineland Station, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Loeriesfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Caledonia, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1965	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	67 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 1,034 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	826
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1