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Weather Records on 2 March 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1908. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1908

  • On 2 March 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 2 March 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 2 March 1908 16 station records on 2 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 2 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation28.6 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 2 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 2 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 March 1908 by timescale Records on 2 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 2 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1908 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 810 to 20: 220 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 108
10 to 202
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1908
Top 16 records on 2 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 March 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)15 years36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1908Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)37.4 mm (1.5 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain28.6 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Peterborough, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Tallinn, EEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max (Tie)41.7 C (107.1 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.6 cm (2.2 in)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 03-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11814: 11836: 11845: 11846: 21848: 11852: 11854: 11858: 11859: 11863: 21866: 21868: 31869: 11870: 31871: 21872: 11876: 21877: 21878: 11881: 11882: 11885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 51891: 11892: 11893: 111894: 31895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 41900: 121901: 51902: 71903: 51904: 101905: 71906: 221907: 41908: 161909: 191910: 111911: 131912: 571913: 321914: 361915: 201916: 651917: 371918: 221919: 231920: 851921: 2411922: 731923: 2191924: 501925: 2201926: 851927: 1521928: 751929: 1911930: 1331931: 2501932: 3711933: 891934: 3641935: 1981936: 4411937: 1621938: 4151939: 2221940: 5221941: 5071942: 2611943: 9121944: 2491945: 4941946: 2901947: 8781948: 7441949: 1961950: 4411951: 8011952: 7941953: 7311954: 4911955: 6471956: 5101957: 2821958: 2471959: 3101960: 1,6501961: 7681962: 1,1551963: 5181964: 6791965: 6871966: 5831967: 6441968: 6291969: 4171970: 8871971: 1,0331972: 1,7131973: 5221974: 1,4741975: 3991976: 1,9031977: 3841978: 1,2721979: 7281980: 2,9051981: 5341982: 9241983: 1,5181984: 5661985: 7331986: 1,0751987: 1,3701988: 8331989: 1,3951990: 8261991: 1,5121992: 1,8521993: 9061994: 1,5401995: 1,3821996: 5411997: 2,5941998: 6871999: 1,1762000: 1,0932001: 1,3732002: 1,4662003: 7092004: 1,0642005: 9662006: 1,0172007: 1,7262008: 8892009: 1,4982010: 8592011: 6642012: 9332013: 7952014: 1,5452015: 9332016: 6522017: 5652018: 8162019: 9012020: 5382021: 5292022: 1,0172023: 1,0942024: 8862025: 7082026: 1,1631802187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-02 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18141
18361
18451
18462
18481
18521
18541
18581
18591
18632
18662
18683
18691
18703
18712
18721
18762
18772
18781
18811
18821
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18905
18911
18921
189311
18943
18952
18962
18976
18987
18994
190012
19015
19027
19035
190410
19057
190622
19074
190816
190919
191011
191113
191257
191332
191436
191520
191665
191737
191822
191923
192085
1921241
192273
1923219
192450
1925220
192685
1927152
192875
1929191
1930133
1931250
1932371
193389
1934364
1935198
1936441
1937162
1938415
1939222
1940522
1941507
1942261
1943912
1944249
1945494
1946290
1947878
1948744
1949196
1950441
1951801
1952794
1953731
1954491
1955647
1956510
1957282
1958247
1959310
19601,650
1961768
19621,155
1963518
1964679
1965687
1966583
1967644
1968629
1969417
1970887
19711,033
19721,713
1973522
19741,474
1975399
19761,903
1977384
19781,272
1979728
19802,905
1981534
1982924
19831,518
1984566
1985733
19861,075
19871,370
1988833
19891,395
1990826
19911,512
19921,852
1993906
19941,540
19951,382
1996541
19972,594
1998687
19991,176
20001,093
20011,373
20021,466
2003709
20041,064
2005966
20061,017
20071,726
2008889
20091,498
2010859
2011664
2012933
2013795
20141,545
2015933
2016652
2017565
2018816
2019901
2020538
2021529
20221,017
20231,094
2024886
2025708
20261,163

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).