Weather Records on 22 March 1966

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1966. Highest significance: Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1966

On 22 March 1966, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 624 daily.
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 22 March 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 22 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tunbridge (Melrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1966

Top 20 records on 22 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1966	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1966	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1966	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1966	Miller, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1966	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Franklin, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	N Loup, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Orford South, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Charlotte, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Spearfish, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Woodbury (the Braes), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Rantoul, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1966	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 635 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 50	503
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1