Weather Records on 22 March 2016

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2016. Highest significance: Kapan, AM.

Key Facts for 22 March 2016

On 22 March 2016, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 535 daily.
Kapan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 22 March 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 22 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agata	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatgal	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tastyp	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hosea Kutako Intl A	Namibia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marina di Ginosa	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kislokan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2016

Top 20 records on 22 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2016	Kapan, AM	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Macau Intl, MO	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Harrington, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Monte Vista, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Meeker, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Ellendale, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Garden Valley, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	East Kondut, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Mount Walker, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Ruch, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Tombstone, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	Mount Madden, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2016	N'Guigni, NE	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 566 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 20	439
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1