Weather Records on 1 March 2022

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2022. Highest significance: Northdown (Hamley), AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 2022

On 1 March 2022, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
798 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,066 daily.
Northdown (Hamley) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 1 March 2022.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 1 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.1 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kilto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grafton Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.2 mm (10.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Bay (Temco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Naranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterhouse(Barooga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plummer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 524, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	524
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,066.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 197.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2022

Top 20 records on 1 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2022	Northdown (Hamley), AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	116 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Padthaway (Marcollat), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Cedar Lake, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	172.1 mm (6.8 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Kilto Station, AU	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Grafton Research STN, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	Coles Bay (Freycinet), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2022	W Glacier, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Ross Dam, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Mayfield Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	258.2 mm (10.2 in)	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Bell Bay (Temco), AU	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Narrandera Airport, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	Scottsdale (West Minstone Road, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2022	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	85 years	55 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

1808 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2022. 2022 had 1,096 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 2022-03-01: 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 25	870
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2