Weather Records on 15 March 2022

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2022. Highest significance: Avoca (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 2022

On 15 March 2022, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 478 daily.
Avoca (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 March 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 15 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante El Altet	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kofu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbene	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culebra #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jartai	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otog Qi	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2022

Top 20 records on 15 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2022	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Muroran, JP	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Parilla, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Ny-Alesund, NO	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Shimizu, JP	monthly high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Henderson, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Sivas, TR	daily low min	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Craig, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Rize, TR	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Hanzhong, CN	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Quicksand, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Dinghai, CN	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2022	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80 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

1810 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2022. 2022 had 491 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 100	437
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1