Weather Records on 2 March 1994

1,540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1994. Highest significance: Edenton, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1994

On 2 March 1994, 1,540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,472 daily.
Edenton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 2 March 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,540 stations

1,540 station records on 2 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,540 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 329, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 652, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 2 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	329
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	652
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 2 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 64, daily 1,472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,307 broken records

Margins by which the 1,307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1994

Top 20 records on 2 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1994	Edenton, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 1994	Winton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Memooloo, AU	monthly rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Abiquiu Dam, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Louisa, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Betanga, AU	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Mae Sot, TH	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Capella Post Office, AU	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Hopewell, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Banana Post Office, AU	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	"Kageon" Dawes, AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1994	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1994	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	58 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 1,540 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 100	1,275
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1