Weather Records on 2 March 1930

133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1930. Highest significance: Tennant Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1930

On 2 March 1930, 133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 126 daily.
Tennant Creek Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 2 March 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

133 stations

133 station records on 2 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

133 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 2 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1930

Top 20 records on 2 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1930	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1930	Astana, KZ	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1930	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1930	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1930	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Gavle, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	46 years	21 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 133 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	94
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2