Weather Records on 2 March 1959

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1959. Highest significance: Dontsa, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 March 1959

On 2 March 1959, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 307 daily.
Dontsa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 2 March 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 2 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Repatek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1959

Top 20 records on 2 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1959	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Wien, AT	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1959	Lankeys Creek (Woodridge), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Waren, DE	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Arachu, BR	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Baradine (Caledonia), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Putbus, DE	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1959	Den Helder, NL	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 310 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	227
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1