Weather Records on 2 March 1948

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1948. Highest significance: Rockford, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1948

On 2 March 1948, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 716 daily.
Rockford set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 2 March 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 2 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarral Yarral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 209, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 2 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	209
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 2 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1948

Top 20 records on 2 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1948	Rockford, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1948	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Fayette, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Beloit, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1948	Cashmere, AU	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	2 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 744 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 100	562
100 to 200	69
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1