Weather Records on 22 March 2012

2,655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2012. Highest significance: Waynesboro 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2012

On 22 March 2012, 2,655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,043 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 334 monthly and 2,320 daily.
Waynesboro 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 22 March 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,655 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 992, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 1,051, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 22 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	992
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	1,051
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 22 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 334, daily 2,320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,290 broken records

Margins by which the 2,290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2012

Top 20 records on 22 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2012	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	111 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Moolboolaman, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Miara, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Detroit Dam, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Davenport, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Bay Springs, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2012	Lakin, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Beaver Is, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Colville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	St Gabriel, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Pendleton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Postville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 2,655 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	2,276
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1