Weather Records on 2 March 1972

1,713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1972. Highest significance: Chiloquin 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1972

On 2 March 1972, 1,713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
739 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,636 daily.
Chiloquin 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 2 March 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,713 stations

1,713 station records on 2 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Disston 1 NE Laying Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarafield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,713 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 430, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 600, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	430
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	600
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 74, daily 1,636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,527 broken records

Margins by which the 1,527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1972

Top 20 records on 2 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1972	Chiloquin 1 E, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Prospect 2 SW, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Detroit, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Orleans, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Koroit, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Troy, US	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Ochoco Rs, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Riddle, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1972	Brookings, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1972	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1972	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1972	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1972	Cascadia, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1972	Wickiup Dam, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	56 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 1,713 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 50	1,476
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1