Weather Records on 2 March 1945

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1945. Highest significance: 1 ENE Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1945

On 2 March 1945, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 493 daily.
1 ENE Fairfield set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 2 March 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 2 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 561 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulabarh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1945

Top 20 records on 2 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1945	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Salem, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Paoli, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Springfield, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Casey, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1945	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 494 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	314
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3