Weather Records on 22 March 2020

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2020. Highest significance: Nixon, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2020

On 22 March 2020, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 366 daily.
Nixon set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 22 March 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 22 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Skikda	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bertram 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chichibu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arvaiheer	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matecana	Colombia	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maebashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	196.0 cm (77.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2020

Top 20 records on 22 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2020	Nixon, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2020	Skikda, DZ	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2020	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Cuero, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Purnea, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Burnet, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	San Augustine, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Mason, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	daily low min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Roosevelt Roads, PR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Stockdale 6N, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Whitney Dam, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily high max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Florence, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Bajandaj, RU	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2020	Hamar-Daban, RU	daily high max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	82 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 372 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	316
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1