Weather Records on 2 March 1950

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1950. Highest significance: Morada Nova, BR.

Key Facts for 2 March 1950

On 2 March 1950, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 403 daily.
Morada Nova set a daily record precipitation of 106.3 mm (4.2 in) on 2 March 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 2 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 2 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 2 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1950

Top 20 records on 2 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1950	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Irene, ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Escada, BR	daily rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Harda, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Greensburg, US	monthly low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1950	Afton Downs Station, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Crato, BR	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Acude Bonito, BR	all-time rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Elida, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Surbiton Station, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1950	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	30 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 441 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	302
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2