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Weather Records on 2 March 1914

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1914. Highest significance: Fraserburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 March 1914

  • On 2 March 1914, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Fraserburg set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 March 1914.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 2 March 1914 36 station records on 2 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 2 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation35.4 mm (1.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 2 March 1914 by type Records set or tied on 2 March 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 March 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 2 March 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 March 1914 by timescale Records on 2 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 2 March 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1914 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2720 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2027
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1914
Top 20 records on 2 March 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 March 1914Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)35 years32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Philadelphia City, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Moorestown 4 E, USmonthly snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)18 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Walgett (Goangra), AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Buffalo, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Morgantown 1, USmonthly low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Washington, USdaily low max-3.9 C (25.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Pitea, SEdaily high min-1.5 C (29.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min-3.5 C (25.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Atlantic City Marina, USdaily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1914Welland, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 years11 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 1914
Records on 03-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 36 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 1914. 1914 had 36 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).