Weather Records on 2 March 1952

794 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1952. Highest significance: Mahul Pnulpur, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1952

On 2 March 1952, 794 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 766 daily.
Mahul Pnulpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 2 March 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

794 stations

794 station records on 2 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

794 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 2 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 2 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1952

Top 20 records on 2 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1952	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1952	Ghaziabad, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1952	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Harpur, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Amethi, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Kheri, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Nagina, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Amroha, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Porteiras, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Nagla, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Thomasgat, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Patu, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Palandu, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Franklin, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Jiggs 3 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 794 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	607
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2