Weather Records on 2 March 1985

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1985. Highest significance: Faulkton, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1985

On 2 March 1985, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 678 daily.
Faulkton set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 2 March 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 2 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quoiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 2 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 2 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 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 1985

Top 20 records on 2 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1985	Faulkton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1985	Howard, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1985	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1985	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1985	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1985	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Wessington 2SE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Genoa, IT	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Eagle Butte, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Ralph 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Lima, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Yerevan, AM	monthly low min	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Pendroy 2 NNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 733 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	560
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2