Weather Records on 2 March 1982

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1982. Highest significance: Witelsbos (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 March 1982

On 2 March 1982, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 909 daily.
Witelsbos (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 102.5 mm (4.0 in) on 2 March 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 2 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.9 cm (14.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1982

Top 20 records on 2 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1982	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Malad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Elyria 3 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Porciuncula, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Raipur, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1982	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	42 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1982. 1982 had 924 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	743
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1