Weather Records on 2 March 1980

2,905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1980. Highest significance: Washington Wwtp 4W, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1980

On 2 March 1980, 2,905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 2,153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 703 monthly and 2,183 daily.
Washington Wwtp 4W set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.4 cm (15.1 in) on 2 March 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,905 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 928, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 1,225, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 249, Deepest snow cover 226.

Records on 2 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	928
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	1,225
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	249
Deepest snow cover	226

Records on 2 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 703, daily 2,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,435 broken records

Margins by which the 2,435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1980

Top 20 records on 2 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1980	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	all-time snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	79 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 1980	Cuncas, BR	all-time rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1980	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1980	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1980	Goshen, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Holland 1 E, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Bonito de Santa Fe, BR	all-time rain	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Monticello Muni AP, US	monthly low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Patterson, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Aguiar, BR	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Dwtn Charleston, US	monthly low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	monthly low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Little Mtn, US	monthly low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Walhalla, US	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Bremo Bluff, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1980	Cotija, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 2,905 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	2,232
50 to 100	125
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1