Weather Records on 22 March 2017

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2017. Highest significance: Wanganella General Store, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 2017

On 22 March 2017, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
664 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 978 daily.
Wanganella General Store set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 22 March 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 22 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denbarker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.4 mm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ekamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garema (Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perivale Orchard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Old Bakery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neville (Carcoar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Angullong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2017

Top 20 records on 22 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2017	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	133 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Yoongarillup, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Dardanup East, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2017	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Roelands, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Marriwood, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Jarrahwood, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Denbarker, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Mudgee (George Street), AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Levan, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	224.4 mm (8.8 in)	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2017	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	51 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,038 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 20	803
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2