Weather Records on 2 March 1987

1,370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1987. Highest significance: Cobar (Meryula), AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1987

On 2 March 1987, 1,370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,256 daily.
Cobar (Meryula) set a daily record precipitation of 78.8 mm (3.1 in) on 2 March 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,370 stations

1,370 station records on 2 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,370 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 2 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 2 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 114, daily 1,256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,231 broken records

Margins by which the 1,231 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 1987

Top 20 records on 2 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1987	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	93 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Luna Rs, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Sabancuy, MX	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1987	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	monthly rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Otis, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1987	Muhldorf, DE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 1,370 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	1,184
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3