Weather Records on 2 March 1923

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1923. Highest significance: Esk Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1923

On 2 March 1923, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 219 daily.
Esk Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 2 March 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 2 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1923

Top 20 records on 2 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1923	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Fayette, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	St Peter, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Walnut, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Buffalo, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Eau Claire, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1923	White River, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	17 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 219 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 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	188
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1