Weather Records on 2 March 1936

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1936. Highest significance: Cassilis Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1936

On 2 March 1936, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 424 daily.
Cassilis Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 2 March 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 2 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1936

Top 20 records on 2 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1936	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1936	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 441 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 500	397
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1