Weather Records on 2 March 1933

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1933. Highest significance: Prathipadu, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1933

On 2 March 1933, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 88 daily.
Prathipadu set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 March 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 2 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Ratho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1933

Top 20 records on 2 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1933	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1933	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1933	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Bhimunipatnam, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Bolaram, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Tuni, IN	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Pusesauli, IN	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Boston City WSO, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1933	Ner, IN	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	20 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 89 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 10	62
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1