Weather Records on 23 March 2022

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2022. Highest significance: Grand Portage, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 2022

On 23 March 2022, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
708 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,015 daily.
Grand Portage set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 23 March 2022.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 23 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valljord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso - Langnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 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

23 March 2022

Top 20 records on 23 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2022	Grand Portage, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	126 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 March 2022	Beja, PT	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2022	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2022	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Newman, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Sylacauga 4 NE, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Calistoga, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Red Rvr Lock #1, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	W Monroe, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Liberty, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Guiping, CN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Childersburg Wtp, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Crandall 8 N, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Hernando, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Grand Portage, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2022	Prentiss, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	46 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

1796 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 1,031 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	838
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2