Weather Records on 22 March 2024

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2024. Highest significance: Key West NAS, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2024

On 22 March 2024, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 463 daily.
Key West NAS set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 22 March 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 22 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Denison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Es Senia	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midelt	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cattle Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lower St Anthony Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2024

Top 20 records on 22 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2024	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Holcombe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	The Granites, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Lajamanu, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Elk Rvr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Mondovi, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Moosehead, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Antlers, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Medford, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	131 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Tangier City, MA	monthly high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Brenham, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2024	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 486 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 20	370
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1