Weather Records on 2 March 1957

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1957. Highest significance: Gumla, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1957

On 2 March 1957, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 278 daily.
Gumla set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 2 March 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 2 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1957

Top 20 records on 2 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1957	Gumla, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Miami, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Tirora, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1957	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Sonkatch, IN	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Miami, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Amraoti, IN	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Caucaia, BR	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 282 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 20	216
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2