Weather Records on 20 March 2022

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2022. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 20 March 2022

On 20 March 2022, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 628 daily.
Zakatala set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 20 March 2022.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 20 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skrova Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Lokka	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vigra	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norderon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kairouan	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krangede_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2022

Top 20 records on 20 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2022	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2022	Hefei, CN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Sivas, TR	daily low min	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	133 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Sargents, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Umba, RU	monthly high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Ukhta Kalevala, RU	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Ljusnedal, SE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Asele, SE	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Mierkenis_A, SE	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Brockton, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Nattavaara_A, SE	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Sola, NO	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Jendouba, TN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2022	Storrs, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	36 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

1808 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2022. 2022 had 667 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 2022-03-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	575
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2