Weather Records on 22 March 1984

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1984. Highest significance: Rietfontein (Skl), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 March 1984

On 22 March 1984, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 603 daily.
Rietfontein (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 22 March 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 22 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 22 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 22 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1984

Top 20 records on 22 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1984	Rietfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Danielskuil, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Palmyra, SY	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Palapye, BW	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Doornhoek, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Champion van Riper Pk, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Celina, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Wolhaarkop, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Athens, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1984	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 611 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	443
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1