Weather Records on 2 March 1973

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1973. Highest significance: Dunalley, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1973

On 2 March 1973, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 518 daily.
Dunalley set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 2 March 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 2 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shirley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1973

Top 20 records on 2 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1973	Dunalley, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Odell 2 N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Smithville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Wagoner, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Virden, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Muskogee, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Madisonville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Sulak, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Durant, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Ft Smith Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1973	Emerson, CA	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1973	Ridgetown, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1973	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	34 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1973. 1973 had 522 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 20	369
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1