Weather Records on 22 March 1969

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1969. Highest significance: Komsomolsk-Na-Amure, RU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1969

On 22 March 1969, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 255 daily.
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 22 March 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 22 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chalobay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hughes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ongudaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bektauata	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barshatas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Semonaiha	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jarma	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ziryanovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shaartuz	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 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 1969

Top 20 records on 22 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1969	Komsomolsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1969	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Ridder, KZ	monthly rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Chalobay, KZ	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Karikode, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Hughes, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Cook, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Grove, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Fessenden, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1969	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1969	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1969	Ust-Koksa, RU	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	30 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 271 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	230
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1