Weather Records on 22 March 2005

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2005. Highest significance: Fall Rvr Lake, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2005

On 22 March 2005, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 838 daily.
Fall Rvr Lake set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 22 March 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 22 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
O O Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McClellanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 22 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 22 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2005

Top 20 records on 22 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2005	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2005	O O Rch, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Monterey, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Bishop AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Jewell, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	W Pt, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Hardy, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Winters, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Halliday, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2005	El Triunfo, MX	daily high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	14 years	42 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 865 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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Data for records on 2005-03-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	658
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1