Weather Records on 2 March 1944

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1944. Highest significance: Nagappattinam, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1944

On 2 March 1944, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 247 daily.
Nagappattinam set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 2 March 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 2 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1944

Top 20 records on 2 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1944	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Lysebotn, NO	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1944	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Fogo, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Kislovodsk, RU	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Atyrau, KZ	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Indio Fire STN, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Brome, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1944	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	39 years	23 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1944. 1944 had 249 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	162
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1