Weather Records on 1 March 1974

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1974. Highest significance: Newlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1974

On 1 March 1974, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 921 daily.
Newlands set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 1 March 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 1 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Marys College	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kelseyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brush Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1974

Top 20 records on 1 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1974	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1974	Basberg, ZA	all-time rain	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1974	Bishop AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1974	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1974	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1974	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Benfontein, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Reivilo, ZA	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Progress, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Eureka, ZA	monthly rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Lelie Shoek, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 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

1808 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1974. 1974 had 954 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	762
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1