Weather Records on 2 March 1974

1,474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1974. Highest significance: Campbell (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 March 1974

On 2 March 1974, 1,474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
924 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,447 daily.
Campbell (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 2 March 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,474 stations

1,474 station records on 2 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cundeelee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,474 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 526, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	526
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,245 broken records

Margins by which the 1,245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1974

Top 20 records on 2 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1974	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Nebo, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1974	Bulong, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Hvar, HR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Leliekloof, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Old Cunyu, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Schelm, ZA	monthly rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Hebgen Dam, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Struishoek, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	52 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 1,474 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	1,200
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1