Weather Records on 2 March 2022

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2022. Highest significance: Avoca, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 2022

On 2 March 2022, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
784 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 1,012 daily.
Avoca set a daily record precipitation of 63.6 mm (2.5 in) on 2 March 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 2 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buangor (Biranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.8 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moliagul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooman (Carisbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iskenderun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 435, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	435
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 1,012.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2022

Top 20 records on 2 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2022	Avoca, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2022	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road), AU	daily rain	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Buangor (Biranga), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2022	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Wooli Beach, AU	monthly rain	249.8 mm (9.8 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Pirlta, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Wirrega (Taunton), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Kilto Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Lauriston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2022	Moliagul, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2022. 2022 had 1,017 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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Data for records on 2022-03-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	800
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1