Weather Records on 22 March 1974

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1974. Highest significance: Milford, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1974

On 22 March 1974, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 802 daily.
Milford set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 22 March 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 22 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parateca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1974

Top 20 records on 22 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1974	Milford, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1974	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Mansfield, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Jacampari, BR	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Ipswich, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Hecla, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Narraport, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1974	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 838 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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Data for records on 1974-03-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	610
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2