Weather Records on 2 March 1953

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1953. Highest significance: Buxa, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1953

On 2 March 1953, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 684 daily.
Buxa set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 2 March 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 2 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 2 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 2 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1953

Top 20 records on 2 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1953	Buxa, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Charleston, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Scottsburg, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Tura, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Scottsburg, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Globe Rs, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Brunswick, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1953	Longlac, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 731 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 25	416
25 to 50	67
50 to 75	31
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2