Weather Records on 22 March 1997

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 1997

On 22 March 1997, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
569 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 993 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 139.7 cm (55.0 in) on 22 March 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 22 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Velazquez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Panches (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Guarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coacoyulillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jicalan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 415, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 22 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	415
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 22 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1997

Top 20 records on 22 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1997	Evelyn State Forest, AU	all-time rain	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Los Velazquez, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	La Moure, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Morpara, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Zonguldak, TR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Blanca 4 NW, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Hatch, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Presa Solis, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Los Panches (Cfe), MX	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	San Jose, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Tacambaro, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Santa Rita Tlahuapan, MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1997	Maitland Downs Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,019 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 200	752
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	5
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1