Weather Records on 22 March 2003

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2003. Highest significance: Huntington, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2003

On 22 March 2003, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 969 daily.
Huntington set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 March 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 22 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2003

Top 20 records on 22 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2003	Huntington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2003	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2003	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2003	Winning, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2003	Bremerton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Forsan, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Castle Rock, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Cabin Creek, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Guaquitepec, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Storsteinnes I Balsfjord, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Solon Springs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Cheesman, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Storrs, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Injune Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Iturbide, MX	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2003	Temascal, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 989 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	799
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	2