Weather Records on 2 March 1956

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1956. Highest significance: Prospect Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1956

On 2 March 1956, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 490 daily.
Prospect Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 2 March 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 2 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	52.6 cm (20.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fassifern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hill 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 2 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 2 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1956

Top 20 records on 2 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1956	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1956	Kempten, DE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1956	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1956	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Millstream, AU	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Gnaraloo, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Quandialla Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Manly Town Hall, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1956	Wollstonecraft, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	48 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 510 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	413
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1