Weather Records on 22 March 2002

1,748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2002. Highest significance: Naryn, KG.

Key Facts for 22 March 2002

On 22 March 2002, 1,748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 1,193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,721 daily.
Naryn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 22 March 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,748 stations

1,748 station records on 22 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,748 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 663, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 530, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 22 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	663
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	530
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 22 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,413 broken records

Margins by which the 1,413 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 2002

Top 20 records on 22 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2002	Naryn, KG	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 March 2002	Kuusiku, EE	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2002	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2002	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Polson, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Paola, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Bend, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Polson, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Aurora, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Audubon, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Manhattan, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Chinook, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2002	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,748 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	1,006
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,403
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1