Weather Records on 2 March 1949

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1949. Highest significance: Adelaide Park, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1949

On 2 March 1949, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 191 daily.
Adelaide Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 2 March 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

196 stations

196 station records on 2 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1949

Top 20 records on 2 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1949	Adelaide Park, AU	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Langmorn, AU	all-time rain	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Ormesby, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Norddal, NO	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Represa, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1949	Gympie, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1949	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1949	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1949	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 196 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 50	152
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1