Weather Records on 22 March 1999

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1999. Highest significance: Murchison Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1999

On 22 March 1999, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 918 daily.
Murchison Downs set a daily record precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 22 March 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 22 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Speculator	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	60.2 cm (23.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trowutta (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 508, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 918.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1999

Top 20 records on 22 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1999	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1999	Judal Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1999	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1999	Mardie, AU	daily rain	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1999	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Claryville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Speculator, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Chazy, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Dannemora, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Angaston, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Doolgunna, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1999	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	48 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 930 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	809
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1