Weather Records on 2 March 1921

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1921. Highest significance: Bimbowrie, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1921

On 2 March 1921, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 234 daily.
Bimbowrie set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 2 March 1921.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 2 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tittybong Pine Grove Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 2 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1921

Top 20 records on 2 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1921	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Narrandera (Back Brewarrena), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Brewongle, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Budgerum, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Miltalie (Poodra), AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1921	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 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

1802 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1921. 1921 had 241 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-02 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	2
1848	1
1852	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1866	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	1
1893	11
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	4
1900	12
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	10
1905	7
1906	22
1907	4
1908	16
1909	19
1910	11
1911	13
1912	57
1913	32
1914	36
1915	20
1916	65
1917	37
1918	22
1919	23
1920	85
1921	241
1922	73
1923	219
1924	50
1925	220
1926	85
1927	152
1928	75
1929	191
1930	133
1931	250
1932	371
1933	89
1934	364
1935	198
1936	441
1937	162
1938	415
1939	222
1940	522
1941	507
1942	261
1943	912
1944	249
1945	494
1946	290
1947	878
1948	744
1949	196
1950	441
1951	801
1952	794
1953	731
1954	491
1955	647
1956	510
1957	282
1958	247
1959	310
1960	1,650
1961	768
1962	1,155
1963	518
1964	679
1965	687
1966	583
1967	644
1968	629
1969	417
1970	887
1971	1,033
1972	1,713
1973	522
1974	1,474
1975	399
1976	1,903
1977	384
1978	1,272
1979	728
1980	2,905
1981	534
1982	924
1983	1,518
1984	566
1985	733
1986	1,075
1987	1,370
1988	833
1989	1,395
1990	826
1991	1,512
1992	1,852
1993	906
1994	1,540
1995	1,382
1996	541
1997	2,594
1998	687
1999	1,176
2000	1,093
2001	1,373
2002	1,466
2003	709
2004	1,064
2005	966
2006	1,017
2007	1,726
2008	889
2009	1,498
2010	859
2011	664
2012	933
2013	795
2014	1,545
2015	933
2016	652
2017	565
2018	816
2019	901
2020	538
2021	529
2022	1,017
2023	1,094
2024	886
2025	708
2026	1,163

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	144
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3