Weather Records on 2 March 1935

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1935. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1935

On 2 March 1935, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 190 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 324.1 mm (12.8 in) on 2 March 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 2 March 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Creek Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	546.1 mm (21.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.3 mm (10.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	419.1 mm (16.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 March 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 March 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1935

Top 20 records on 2 March 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1935	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	St George, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	Harvey Creek Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	546.1 mm (21.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1935	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	275.3 mm (10.8 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	monthly rain	419.1 mm (16.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Michelago (Soglio), AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Prescott, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Wien, AT	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Austin #2, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1935	Budapest, HU	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	24 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1935. 1935 had 198 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 25	125
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1