Weather Records on 2 March 1971

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1971. Highest significance: Alert Bay, CA.

Key Facts for 2 March 1971

On 2 March 1971, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 909 daily.
Alert Bay set a monthly record daily snowfall of 37.6 cm (14.8 in) on 2 March 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 2 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 317, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 2 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	317
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 2 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 122, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1971

Top 20 records on 2 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1971	Alert Bay, CA	monthly snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1971	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1971	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1971	Selma, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Experiment, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Warrenton, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Thomasville, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Monticello, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Talbotton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Woodbury, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Hawker, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Louisa Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Seymour Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Pogibi, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1971	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	46 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 1,033 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 25	732
25 to 50	52
50 to 75	32
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	6
175 to 200	2