Weather Records on 22 March 1978

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1978. Highest significance: Pearshape, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1978

On 22 March 1978, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 800 daily.
Pearshape set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 22 March 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 22 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towrang Greenwich Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cramenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 22 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 22 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1978

Top 20 records on 22 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1978	Pearshape, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1978	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Naracoopa, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Harwell, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Towrang Greenwich Park, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Cowangie, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Numinbah State Farm, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Tarome, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Meade, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1978	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	41 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 814 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	666
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1