Weather Records on 2 March 1964

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1964. Highest significance: Kangiara (Laverstock), AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1964

On 2 March 1964, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 670 daily.
Kangiara (Laverstock) set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 2 March 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 2 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atchafalaya	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1964

Top 20 records on 2 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1964	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Leesville, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Atchafalaya, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Brigham City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Franklinton, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Marquette, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Harrisville, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Milford, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	Myton, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1964	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	35 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1964. 1964 had 679 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	462
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1