Weather Records on 22 March 1971

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1971. Highest significance: Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1971

On 22 March 1971, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 470 daily.
Fitzroy Crossing Comp. set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 March 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 22 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penticton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 22 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 22 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1971

Top 20 records on 22 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1971	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1971	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1971	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1971	Pesqueira, BR	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Seeley Lake Rs, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Pouso Redondo, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Okanagan Centre, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Mount Amhurst, AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Meda, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1971	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 476 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 200	392
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1