Weather Records on 22 March 1977

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1977. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1977

On 22 March 1977, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 551 daily.
Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 22 March 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 22 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1977

Top 20 records on 22 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1977	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1977	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1977	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1977	Jersey City, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1977	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Montevallo, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Kemptville, CA	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	W Blocton, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Arizona, BR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	New Milford, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1977	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 574 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	440
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3