Weather Records on 26 March 2022

1,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2022. Highest significance: Audley (Royal National Park), AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2022

On 26 March 2022, 1,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,123 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Audley (Royal National Park) set a daily record precipitation of 99.0 mm (3.9 in) on 26 March 2022.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,281 stations

1,281 station records on 26 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audley (Royal National Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yamaguchi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,281 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 613, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 510, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	613
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	510
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2022

Top 20 records on 26 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2022	Audley (Royal National Park), AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Natural Brg, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Chongqing, CN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Hamamatsu, JP	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Tahoe City, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Nelsonville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Gifu, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Hebgen Dam, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Austin #2, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	126 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Mina, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Prescott, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Shoshone, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2022	Wells, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 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

1805 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2022. 2022 had 1,281 records.

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

Records on 03-26 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1837	1
1843	1
1850	1
1862	2
1865	1
1867	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1892	5
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	6
1897	5
1898	1
1899	3
1901	12
1902	17
1903	18
1904	29
1905	23
1906	20
1907	21
1908	16
1909	21
1910	29
1911	13
1912	33
1913	123
1914	49
1915	16
1916	27
1917	54
1918	60
1919	45
1920	81
1921	79
1922	45
1923	129
1924	115
1925	123
1926	144
1927	75
1928	456
1929	281
1930	376
1931	234
1932	279
1933	102
1934	289
1935	311
1936	269
1937	806
1938	341
1939	310
1940	1,032
1941	366
1942	316
1943	341
1944	437
1945	852
1946	885
1947	619
1948	325
1949	585
1950	458
1951	777
1952	283
1953	482
1954	304
1955	1,914
1956	829
1957	251
1958	314
1959	435
1960	1,067
1961	486
1962	330
1963	497
1964	898
1965	1,063
1966	306
1967	538
1968	562
1969	593
1970	368
1971	1,502
1972	634
1973	522
1974	691
1975	859
1976	567
1977	626
1978	1,008
1979	677
1980	459
1981	824
1982	736
1983	1,199
1984	594
1985	860
1986	634
1987	741
1988	1,094
1989	1,031
1990	871
1991	1,705
1992	642
1993	966
1994	707
1995	1,374
1996	1,372
1997	1,298
1998	1,305
1999	867
2000	601
2001	1,383
2002	1,092
2003	746
2004	1,511
2005	776
2006	949
2007	1,976
2008	1,161
2009	754
2010	717
2011	691
2012	945
2013	1,759
2014	1,048
2015	846
2016	463
2017	430
2018	693
2019	364
2020	812
2021	778
2022	1,281
2023	1,817
2024	780
2025	1,860
2026	1,809

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Data for records on 2022-03-26: 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	1,104
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1