Weather Records on 22 March 1975

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1975. Highest significance: Priest Rvr Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1975

On 22 March 1975, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 667 daily.
Priest Rvr Exp STN set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 22 March 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 22 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thompsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Val-Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vollmers	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 22 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 22 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1975

Top 20 records on 22 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1975	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1975	Yreka, US	monthly snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1975	Thompsonville, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1975	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1975	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	McCall, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Chilton, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Aneroid, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Grayling, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Mott, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Truckee Rs, US	daily snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Paskenta Rs, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Minden, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly low min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1975	Canyon Dam, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 695 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	509
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2