Weather Records on 21 March 2022

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2022. Highest significance: Castellon de la Plana, ES.

Key Facts for 21 March 2022

On 21 March 2022, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 600 daily.
Castellon de la Plana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.6 mm (4.4 in) on 21 March 2022.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 21 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vila Bauerfield	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	415.0 mm (16.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Florida	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla Vuotso	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 287, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 21 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	287
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 21 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2022

Top 20 records on 21 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2022	Castellon de la Plana, ES	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2022	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Christchurch Intl, NZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Port Vila Bauerfield, VU	daily rain	415.0 mm (16.3 in)	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Swan Valley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Ponca City Muni AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Castellon, ES	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Valencia/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Amarillo, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Yichang, CN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Pitea, SE	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	129 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Sargents, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2022	Rothamsted, GB	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	104 years	43 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

1797 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 615 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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Data for records on 2022-03-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	534
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1