Weather Records on 22 March 2008

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2008. Highest significance: Williamston 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2008

On 22 March 2008, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 780 daily.
Williamston 3NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 22 March 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 22 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record low maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 22 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 22 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2008

Top 20 records on 22 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2008	Williamston 3NE, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2008	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2008	Guiping, CN	monthly rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2008	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2008	W Allis, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Bloomingdale, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Mt Mary College, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Pelican Rapids, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Red Wing Dam 3, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Huntingdon, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Kozhikode, IN	monthly low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily low min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2008	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	41 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 816 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 50	597
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1