Weather Records on 2 March 1986

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1986. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 2 March 1986

On 2 March 1986, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,003 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 34.0 cm (13.4 in) on 2 March 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 2 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadereyta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 2 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 2 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 69, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1986

Top 20 records on 2 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Artemis, BR	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Piacaguera (Efsj), BR	daily rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Waldshut, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Mullheim, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Mina, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Naalehu 14, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Barra Do Acungui, BR	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Independence, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Cadereyta, MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Schopfheim-Eichen, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1986	Franklin, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	39 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1986. 1986 had 1,075 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	814
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2