Weather Records on 2 March 1937

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1937. Highest significance: Shelford, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1937

On 2 March 1937, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 156 daily.
Shelford set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 2 March 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

162 stations

162 station records on 2 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Hindmarsh South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha (Veronica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1937

Top 20 records on 2 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1937	Shelford, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1937	Charlton Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Kanowna, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Somerville, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Colfax, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Bulong, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Mykland, NO	all-time snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Hakalau 142, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Budapest, HU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	monthly snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Szeged, HU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Odessa, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Poolaijelo, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1937	Lund, SE	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	60 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 162 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 100	129
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1