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Weather Records on 2 March 1906

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1906. Highest significance: Boorolong, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1906

  • On 2 March 1906, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Boorolong set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 2 March 1906.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 2 March 1906 22 station records on 2 March 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 2 March 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 March 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.9 C (71.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 2 March 1906 by type Records set or tied on 2 March 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 March 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 2 March 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 March 1906 by timescale Records on 2 March 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 March 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 2 March 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1906 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 310 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 103
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1906
Top 20 records on 2 March 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 March 1906Boorolong, AUdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Tarcutta, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min21.9 C (71.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)44 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Young Post Office, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Collendina, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Roermond, NLdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Santa Fe, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Dubuque River, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.3 C (90.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Halifax, CAdaily low max (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1906Sydney, CAdaily low max (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1906
Records on 03-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1906. 1906 had 22 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11814: 11836: 11845: 11846: 21848: 11852: 11854: 11858: 11859: 11863: 21866: 21868: 31869: 11870: 31871: 21872: 11876: 21877: 21878: 11881: 11882: 11885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 51891: 11892: 11893: 111894: 31895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 41900: 121901: 51902: 71903: 51904: 101905: 71906: 221907: 41908: 161909: 191910: 111911: 131912: 571913: 321914: 361915: 201916: 651917: 371918: 221919: 231920: 851921: 2411922: 731923: 2191924: 501925: 2201926: 851927: 1521928: 751929: 1911930: 1331931: 2501932: 3711933: 891934: 3641935: 1981936: 4411937: 1621938: 4151939: 2221940: 5221941: 5071942: 2611943: 9121944: 2491945: 4941946: 2901947: 8781948: 7441949: 1961950: 4411951: 8011952: 7941953: 7311954: 4911955: 6471956: 5101957: 2821958: 2471959: 3101960: 1,6501961: 7681962: 1,1551963: 5181964: 6791965: 6871966: 5831967: 6441968: 6291969: 4171970: 8871971: 1,0331972: 1,7131973: 5221974: 1,4741975: 3991976: 1,9031977: 3841978: 1,2721979: 7281980: 2,9051981: 5341982: 9241983: 1,5181984: 5661985: 7331986: 1,0751987: 1,3701988: 8331989: 1,3951990: 8261991: 1,5121992: 1,8521993: 9061994: 1,5401995: 1,3821996: 5411997: 2,5941998: 6871999: 1,1762000: 1,0932001: 1,3732002: 1,4662003: 7092004: 1,0642005: 9662006: 1,0172007: 1,7262008: 8892009: 1,4982010: 8592011: 6642012: 9332013: 7952014: 1,5452015: 9332016: 6522017: 5652018: 8162019: 9012020: 5382021: 5292022: 1,0172023: 1,0942024: 8862025: 7082026: 1,1631802187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1906. 1906 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-02 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18141
18361
18451
18462
18481
18521
18541
18581
18591
18632
18662
18683
18691
18703
18712
18721
18762
18772
18781
18811
18821
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18905
18911
18921
189311
18943
18952
18962
18976
18987
18994
190012
19015
19027
19035
190410
19057
190622
19074
190816
190919
191011
191113
191257
191332
191436
191520
191665
191737
191822
191923
192085
1921241
192273
1923219
192450
1925220
192685
1927152
192875
1929191
1930133
1931250
1932371
193389
1934364
1935198
1936441
1937162
1938415
1939222
1940522
1941507
1942261
1943912
1944249
1945494
1946290
1947878
1948744
1949196
1950441
1951801
1952794
1953731
1954491
1955647
1956510
1957282
1958247
1959310
19601,650
1961768
19621,155
1963518
1964679
1965687
1966583
1967644
1968629
1969417
1970887
19711,033
19721,713
1973522
19741,474
1975399
19761,903
1977384
19781,272
1979728
19802,905
1981534
1982924
19831,518
1984566
1985733
19861,075
19871,370
1988833
19891,395
1990826
19911,512
19921,852
1993906
19941,540
19951,382
1996541
19972,594
1998687
19991,176
20001,093
20011,373
20021,466
2003709
20041,064
2005966
20061,017
20071,726
2008889
20091,498
2010859
2011664
2012933
2013795
20141,545
2015933
2016652
2017565
2018816
2019901
2020538
2021529
20221,017
20231,094
2024886
2025708
20261,163

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).