Weather Records on 2 March 1970

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1970. Highest significance: Ashta, IN.

Key Facts for 2 March 1970

On 2 March 1970, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 855 daily.
Ashta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 2 March 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 2 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serrita (Serrinha)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 2 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 2 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1970

Top 20 records on 2 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1970	Ashta, IN	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1970	Penedo, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1970	Lakeview, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Tuba City, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Tacoma, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Lloydminster, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Flin Flon, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Santa Paula, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1970	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	43 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 887 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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Data for records on 1970-03-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	685
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1