Weather Records on 2 March 1968

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1968. Highest significance: Piata (Anchieta), BR.

Key Facts for 2 March 1968

On 2 March 1968, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 587 daily.
Piata (Anchieta) set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 2 March 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 2 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Salinas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rodinga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fran?A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laxmanchanda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 2 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 2 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1968

Top 20 records on 2 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1968	Piata (Anchieta), BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Adilabad, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Tharsa, IN	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Jamner, IN	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Barsi, IN	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Fazenda Salinas, BR	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Rodinga Railway Siding, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Boqueirao, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Chimur, IN	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Yurecuaro, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Ft Pierce, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1968	Atner, IN	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	35 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 629 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	514
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1