Weather Records on 22 March 2026

2,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 2026. Highest significance: Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 March 2026

On 22 March 2026, 2,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,161 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 624 monthly and 1,604 daily.
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 22 March 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,228 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,547, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 614, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,547
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	614
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 624, daily 1,604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,866 broken records

Margins by which the 1,866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 2026

Top 20 records on 22 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2026	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2026	Craig, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2026	Willcox, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	119 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Plainville 4WNW, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	130 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Sigourney, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Holton, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Kirksville, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	130 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Hebron, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	130 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Chama, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Ft McKavett, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	146 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Vernal, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Paradise, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Burlington, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Allerton, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Atlantic 1 NE, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Boone, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Chariton 1 E, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	115 years	52 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 2,228 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,856
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1