Weather Records on 2 March 1963

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1963. Highest significance: Landscape Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1963

On 2 March 1963, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 491 daily.
Landscape Hill set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 2 March 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 2 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 2 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 2 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1963

Top 20 records on 2 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1963	Landscape Hill, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1963	Koele 693, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Mount Caroline, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Durham, GB	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Paupack 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Weston, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Beacon, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Aldersyde Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Aracati, BR	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Nurnberg, DE	monthly low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1963	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	40 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 518 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 50	359
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1