Weather Records on 2 March 1951

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1951. Highest significance: Castlewood, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1951

On 2 March 1951, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 756 daily.
Castlewood set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 2 March 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 2 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 2 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 2 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1951

Top 20 records on 2 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1951	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1951	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1951	Miller, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Bruning, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Andenes, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Sibley, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Marion, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Walnut Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Sanborn, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Canton, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Araci, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1951	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	40 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 801 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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Data for records on 1951-03-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	565
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1