Weather Records on 2 March 1946

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1946. Highest significance: Halifax Macrossan St, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1946

On 2 March 1946, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 286 daily.
Halifax Macrossan St set a daily record precipitation of 257.3 mm (10.1 in) on 2 March 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 2 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	198.0 cm (78.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

214 broken records

Margins by which the 214 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1946

Top 20 records on 2 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1946	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1946	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Belleville, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Newton Rigg, GB	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	North Bay, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Watseka Public Works, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Haileybury, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Miami, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Albion, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Axel, NL	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1946	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	31 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 290 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	201
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2