Weather Records on 16 March 2022

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2022. Highest significance: Enshi, CN.

Key Facts for 16 March 2022

On 16 March 2022, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 412 daily.
Enshi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 16 March 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 16 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gifu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enshi	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobija	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shache	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
King Hussein	Jordan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yamaguchi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usak	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2022

Top 20 records on 16 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2022	Enshi, CN	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Yichang, CN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Sargents, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Zhumadian, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Orangeburg 2, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Guanghua, CN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Chongqing, CN	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Elk City 4 W, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Key West NAS, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Nyora (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2022	Gifu, JP	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2022	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2022	Haines AP, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2022	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	79 years	33 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

1801 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2022. 2022 had 432 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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	374
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3