Weather Records on 22 March 1972

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1972. Highest significance: Ponce 4 E, PR.

Key Facts for 22 March 1972

On 22 March 1972, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 667 daily.
Ponce 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 22 March 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 22 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide-Sept	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1972

Top 20 records on 22 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1972	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Portage des Roches, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Portage des Roches, CA	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Earlton A, CA	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Verma, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Ft Grant, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Theebine, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Walden, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1972	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 691 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 25	504
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1