Weather Records on 2 March 1979

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1979. Highest significance: Cowell, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1979

On 2 March 1979, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 690 daily.
Cowell set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 2 March 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 2 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.1 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Das Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	367.0 mm (14.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 172.

Records on 2 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	172

Records on 2 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 32, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1979

Top 20 records on 2 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1979	Cowell, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1979	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1979	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1979	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	223.1 mm (8.8 in)	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Hoopdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Aldinga Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Escalante, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Ariri, BR	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Rio Das Pedras, BR	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Roldal, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Canton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Hannover, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 728 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 1979-03-02: 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	517
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2