Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022

Name: Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022
Start: 2022-03-01
End: 2022-03-23
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022: 1,065 records at 657 stations, peak on 12 March 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022 set or tied 1,065 station records at 657 stations.
It ran from 1 March 2022 to 23 March 2022 (23 days) and its peak day was 12 March 2022.
Status: closed.
Winnemucca AP set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 5 March 2022.
The busiest day was 12 March 2022 with 310 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 138 years.

Footprint

1 to 23 March 2022

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Winnemucca AP	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	2022-03-05
Dubois	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2022-03-09
Kit Carson	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2022-03-22
Norris	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	2022-03-12
Albany	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2022-03-07
Allerton	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	2022-03-13
Randolph	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-03-06
Collyer 10 S	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	2022-03-10
Grenola 1 N	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2022-03-11
Spencer	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2022-03-13
Natoma	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2022-03-10
Conway	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	2022-03-12
University	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	2022-03-12
Morrilton	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2022-03-12
Brookville	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2022-03-09
Pleasant Hill	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	2022-03-12
Lenoir City	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2022-03-12
Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2022-03-13
Marshall	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2022-03-12
Portland	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2022-03-12

Records per Day

Peak day 310

Records set or tied each day from 1 March 2022 to 23 March 2022. The most in one day was 310 on 12 March 2022.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022
Date	Records
2022-03-01	1
2022-03-02	3
2022-03-03	8
2022-03-04	9
2022-03-05	48
2022-03-06	56
2022-03-07	96
2022-03-08	36
2022-03-09	47
2022-03-10	90
2022-03-11	145
2022-03-12	310
2022-03-13	56
2022-03-14	9
2022-03-15	2
2022-03-16	5
2022-03-17	26
2022-03-18	25
2022-03-19	5
2022-03-20	8
2022-03-21	18
2022-03-22	52
2022-03-23	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022 ranked by margin
Collyer 10 S, 03-10	21.6 cm (8.5 in)
Natoma, 03-10	17.7 cm (7.0 in)
Lenoir City, 03-12	16.5 cm (6.5 in)
Spencer, 03-13	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Norris, 03-12	14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Dubois, 03-09	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Pleasant Hill, 03-12	13.7 cm (5.4 in)
Knoxville Exp STN, 03-13	13.5 cm (5.3 in)
Kit Carson, 03-22	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Allerton, 03-13	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Brookville, 03-09	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Winnemucca AP, 03-05	12.4 cm (4.9 in)
Albany, 03-07	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
University, 03-12	10.9 cm (4.3 in)
Conway, 03-12	10.7 cm (4.2 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
124	92
140	112
127	128
142	84
127	117
114	116
216	73
89	128
51	127
152	108
107	129
177	64
109	128
102	100
127	72
137	75
135	47
165	59
102	129
51	112
152	40
76	119
102	101
79	138
102	42
51	109
280	120
64	104
102	93
61	122
254	120
61	123
25	128
165	39
64	112
119	52
81	26
127	63
51	80
102	91
51	129
51	100
53	128
102	100
51	112
51	112
228	120
51	107
127	73
51	97
51	115
140	56
64	96
203	120
127	48
53	89
122	24
140	39
51	128
63	91
51	96
89	77
102	95
130	27
101	80
178	16
84	83
76	124
38	109
51	95
120	47
153	47
38	128
102	92
144	57
26	125
203	68
51	113
36	108
58	104
26	109
51	125
51	97
203	20
152	41
64	73
51	113
152	41
41	81
51	125
51	89
25	97
64	84
51	129
76	76
51	134
51	122
112	28
114	59
23	116
71	71
79	73
101	51
127	36
25	116
25	128
38	87
119	43
25	116
155	3
79	65
25	96
76	72
101	120
25	123
25	111
102	63
102	63
26	80
20	128
76	92
71	61
145	4
39	80
26	92
25	116
94	64
76	72
175	60
26	125
139	16
140	49
51	73
51	96
76	120
76	120
13	131
101	56
64	67
102	56
51	73
46	76
25	112
91	61
25	81
26	108
25	97
71	61
25	108
76	91
81	53
80	73
13	111
25	119
51	73
51	95
25	126
101	37
13	127
38	87
84	69
40	81
38	87
51	80
46	77
43	73
23	109
26	91
26	91
76	61
13	125
25	109
13	125
13	128
38	89
10	103
10	128
51	87
99	59
51	72
89	65
13	104
8	129
25	92
56	73
5	112
13	99
11	104
25	92
23	80
38	84
13	109
8	105
66	61
127	39
61	61
50	91
5	128
4	100
25	72

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022 (this event)	1,065 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,065

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 1 to 23 March 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-03-05	Winnemucca AP	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	92	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-06	Randolph	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	127	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-07	Albany	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	116	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-09	Dubois	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	112	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-09	Brookville	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-10	Collyer 10 S	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	73	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-10	Natoma	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	64	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-11	Grenola 1 N	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	128	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-12	Norris	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	84	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-12	Conway	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	129	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-12	University	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	128	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-12	Morrilton	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-12	Pleasant Hill	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	75	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-12	Lenoir City	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-12	Marshall	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	129	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-12	Portland	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-13	Allerton	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	117	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-13	Spencer	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-13	Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-22	Kit Carson	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	128	73 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,065 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
124	92
140	112
127	128
142	84
127	117
114	116
216	73
89	128
51	127
152	108
107	129
177	64
109	128
102	100
127	72
137	75
135	47
165	59
102	129
51	112
152	40
76	119
102	101
79	138
102	42
51	109
280	120
64	104
102	93
61	122
254	120
61	123
25	128
165	39
64	112
119	52
81	26
127	63
51	80
102	91
51	129
51	100
53	128
102	100
51	112
51	112
228	120
51	107
127	73
51	97
51	115
140	56
64	96
203	120
127	48
53	89
122	24
140	39
51	128
63	91
51	96
89	77
102	95
130	27
101	80
178	16
84	83
76	124
38	109
51	95
120	47
153	47
38	128
102	92
144	57
26	125
203	68
51	113
36	108
58	104
26	109
51	125
51	97
203	20
152	41
64	73
51	113
152	41
41	81
51	125
51	89
25	97
64	84
51	129
76	76
51	134
51	122
112	28
114	59
23	116
71	71
79	73
101	51
127	36
25	116
25	128
38	87
119	43
25	116
155	3
79	65
25	96
76	72
101	120
25	123
25	111
102	63
102	63
26	80
20	128
76	92
71	61
145	4
39	80
26	92
25	116
94	64
76	72
175	60
26	125
139	16
140	49
51	73
51	96
76	120
76	120
13	131
101	56
64	67
102	56
51	73
46	76
25	112
91	61
25	81
26	108
25	97
71	61
25	108
76	91
81	53
80	73
13	111
25	119
51	73
51	95
25	126
101	37
13	127
38	87
84	69
40	81
38	87
51	80
46	77
43	73
23	109
26	91
26	91
76	61
13	125
25	109
13	125
13	128
38	89
10	103
10	128
51	87
99	59
51	72
89	65
13	104
8	129
25	92
56	73
5	112
13	99
11	104
25	92
23	80
38	84
13	109
8	105
66	61
127	39
61	61
50	91
5	128
4	100
25	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
124	92
140	112
127	128
142	84
127	117
114	116
216	73
89	128
51	127
152	108
107	129
177	64
109	128
102	100
127	72
137	75
135	47
165	59
102	129
51	112
152	40
76	119
102	101
79	138
102	42
51	109
280	120
64	104
102	93
61	122
254	120
61	123
25	128
165	39
64	112
119	52
81	26
127	63
51	80
102	91
51	129
51	100
53	128
102	100
51	112
51	112
228	120
51	107
127	73
51	97
51	115
140	56
64	96
203	120
127	48
53	89
122	24
140	39
51	128
63	91
51	96
89	77
102	95
130	27
101	80
178	16
84	83
76	124
38	109
51	95
120	47
153	47
38	128
102	92
144	57
26	125
203	68
51	113
36	108
58	104
26	109
51	125
51	97
203	20
152	41
64	73
51	113
152	41
41	81
51	125
51	89
25	97
64	84
51	129
76	76
51	134
51	122
112	28
114	59
23	116
71	71
79	73
101	51
127	36
25	116
25	128
38	87
119	43
25	116
155	3
79	65
25	96
76	72
101	120
25	123
25	111
102	63
102	63
26	80
20	128
76	92
71	61
145	4
39	80
26	92
25	116
94	64
76	72
175	60
26	125
139	16
140	49
51	73
51	96
76	120
76	120
13	131
101	56
64	67
102	56
51	73
46	76
25	112
91	61
25	81
26	108
25	97
71	61
25	108
76	91
81	53
80	73
13	111
25	119
51	73
51	95
25	126
101	37
13	127
38	87
84	69
40	81
38	87
51	80
46	77
43	73
23	109
26	91
26	91
76	61
13	125
25	109
13	125
13	128
38	89
10	103
10	128
51	87
99	59
51	72
89	65
13	104
8	129
25	92
56	73
5	112
13	99
11	104
25	92
23	80
38	84
13	109
8	105
66	61
127	39
61	61
50	91
5	128
4	100
25	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
124	92
140	112
127	128
142	84
127	117
114	116
216	73
89	128
51	127
152	108
107	129
177	64
109	128
102	100
127	72
137	75
135	47
165	59
102	129
51	112
152	40
76	119
102	101
79	138
102	42
51	109
280	120
64	104
102	93
61	122
254	120
61	123
25	128
165	39
64	112
119	52
81	26
127	63
51	80
102	91
51	129
51	100
53	128
102	100
51	112
51	112
228	120
51	107
127	73
51	97
51	115
140	56
64	96
203	120
127	48
53	89
122	24
140	39
51	128
63	91
51	96
89	77
102	95
130	27
101	80
178	16
84	83
76	124
38	109
51	95
120	47
153	47
38	128
102	92
144	57
26	125
203	68
51	113
36	108
58	104
26	109
51	125
51	97
203	20
152	41
64	73
51	113
152	41
41	81
51	125
51	89
25	97
64	84
51	129
76	76
51	134
51	122
112	28
114	59
23	116
71	71
79	73
101	51
127	36
25	116
25	128
38	87
119	43
25	116
155	3
79	65
25	96
76	72
101	120
25	123
25	111
102	63
102	63
26	80
20	128
76	92
71	61
145	4
39	80
26	92
25	116
94	64
76	72
175	60
26	125
139	16
140	49
51	73
51	96
76	120
76	120
13	131
101	56
64	67
102	56
51	73
46	76
25	112
91	61
25	81
26	108
25	97
71	61
25	108
76	91
81	53
80	73
13	111
25	119
51	73
51	95
25	126
101	37
13	127
38	87
84	69
40	81
38	87
51	80
46	77
43	73
23	109
26	91
26	91
76	61
13	125
25	109
13	125
13	128
38	89
10	103
10	128
51	87
99	59
51	72
89	65
13	104
8	129
25	92
56	73
5	112
13	99
11	104
25	92
23	80
38	84
13	109
8	105
66	61
127	39
61	61
50	91
5	128
4	100
25	72