Weather Records on 22 March 1981

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1981. Highest significance: Porto Real Do Colegio, BR.

Key Facts for 22 March 1981

On 22 March 1981, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 879 daily.
Porto Real Do Colegio set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 22 March 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 22 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea da Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 22 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 22 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1981

Top 20 records on 22 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1981	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1981	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1981	Fazenda Cajubi, BR	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Flagler 1S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Poco Das Trincheiras, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Santa Terezinha, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Campanario, BR	daily rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Canton 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Lenoir, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1981	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 895 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	786
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1