Weather Records on 2 March 1960

1,650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1960. Highest significance: Sugartown, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1960

On 2 March 1960, 1,650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 1,111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 1,510 daily.
Sugartown set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 2 March 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,650 stations

1,650 station records on 2 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,650 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 769, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 342, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 186, Deepest snow cover 160.

Records on 2 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	769
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	342
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	186
Deepest snow cover	160

Records on 2 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 135, daily 1,510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,377 broken records

Margins by which the 1,377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1960

Top 20 records on 2 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1960	Sugartown, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Statesville 2 NNE, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Majhgaon, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Fayette, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Palestine, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Loudon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	41 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 1,650 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	1,332
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1