Weather Records on 2 March 1928

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1928. Highest significance: Charters Towers Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1928

On 2 March 1928, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 74 daily.
Charters Towers Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.4 mm (8.6 in) on 2 March 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 2 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1928

Top 20 records on 2 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1928	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Uccle, BE	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Nebo, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1928	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	28 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 75 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	53
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1