Weather Records on 2 March 1975

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1975. Highest significance: Plymouth Pwr Substn, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1975

On 2 March 1975, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 395 daily.
Plymouth Pwr Substn set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 March 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 2 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Malhada da Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Filomena (Munduri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 218.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1975

Top 20 records on 2 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1975	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1975	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Meteghan River, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Fazenda Malhada da Areia, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Keda, GE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Carcross, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1975	Rexton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1975. 1975 had 399 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	285
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1