Weather Records on 2 March 1922

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1922. Highest significance: Charters Towers Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1922

On 2 March 1922, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 67 daily.
Charters Towers Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 165.9 mm (6.5 in) on 2 March 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 2 March 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 2 March 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 March 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1922

Top 20 records on 2 March 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1922	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1922	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Mena, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Brinkley, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Glenville, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Fairmont, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Washington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1922	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	7 years	16 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1922. 1922 had 73 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	55
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1