Weather Records on 22 March 1983

1,760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1983. Highest significance: Pennyroyal Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1983

On 22 March 1983, 1,760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 513 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,688 daily.
Pennyroyal Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 22 March 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,760 stations

1,760 station records on 22 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,760 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 324, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 847, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 22 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	324
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	847
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 22 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 61, daily 1,688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,509 broken records

Margins by which the 1,509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1983

Top 20 records on 22 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1983	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 March 1983	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 March 1983	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 March 1983	Milang, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Outtrim, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Madalya, AU	all-time rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Delegate Station, AU	monthly rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	all-time rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Forrest State Forest, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Beachport, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Foster (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1983	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,760 records.

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

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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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	1,376
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3