Weather Records on 22 March 1979

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1979. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1979

On 22 March 1979, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 22 March 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 22 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 670, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 22 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	670
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 22 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

940 broken records

Margins by which the 940 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1979

Top 20 records on 22 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1979	Pipestone, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Wellington, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Hoxie, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Jetmore, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Oberlin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Culbertson, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Stockton 1 E, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Minden, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Oakdale, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1979	Elgin, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1979	Naponee, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1979	Erick, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1979	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1979	Bertrand, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	57 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,068 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	930
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1