Weather Records on 22 March 1976

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1976. Highest significance: Tsolo, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1976

On 22 March 1976, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 346 daily.
Tsolo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 22 March 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 22 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darnley Island School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1976

Top 20 records on 22 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1976	Tsolo, ZA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Albion Downs, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Granta, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Mbulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Alliance, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Karina, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Estacao Experimental, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Aachen, DE	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 353 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	284
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1