Weather Records on 31 March 2022

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2022. Highest significance: Mattoon, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2022

On 31 March 2022, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 647 daily.
Mattoon set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 31 March 2022.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 31 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deelen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neuburg/Kammel-Langenhaslach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville L&D 24	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana Dunes Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qui Nhon	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bourbonnais 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 31 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 31 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 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

31 March 2022

Top 20 records on 31 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2022	Mattoon, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	117 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2022	Basel-Mulhouse, FR	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2022	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2022	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	126 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2022	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2022	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Tuscola, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Pana, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Cuba, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Minilya, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Kleve, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Deelen, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Sullivan 3S, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2022	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	49 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 683 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-03-31: 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	587
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1