Weather Records on 22 March 2023

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2023. Highest significance: Mahnomen, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2023

On 22 March 2023, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,165 daily.
Mahnomen set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 March 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 22 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Markley Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth-Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Creek #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Wright	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 22 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 22 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2023

Top 20 records on 22 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2023	Mahnomen, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Chaffee 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Tonopah, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2023	Dayton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Upper Barron, AU	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Markley Cove, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Cass Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Boulder, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Molas Lake, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2023	Bismarck, US	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	70 years	51 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

1794 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,202 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 200	1,014
200 to 400	24
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	3