Weather Records on 22 March 1989

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1989. Highest significance: Mount House Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1989

On 22 March 1989, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 813 daily.
Mount House Station set a daily record precipitation of 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 22 March 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 22 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Recalque Abc	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 22 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 22 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1989

Top 20 records on 22 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1989	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Recalque Abc, BR	daily rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Fazenda Aterradinho, BR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Tihosuco, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Boerne, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Ust-Maja, RU	monthly high min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Tierawoomba, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Gladwin, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Denton 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1989	Sanderson, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 821 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 March 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 100	691
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1