Weather Records on 2 March 1999

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1999. Highest significance: Windorah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1999

On 2 March 1999, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Windorah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 97.6 mm (3.8 in) on 2 March 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 2 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmore War Vets Home	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carranya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Paradise Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 543, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	543
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,031 broken records

Margins by which the 1,031 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1999

Top 20 records on 2 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1999	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1999	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Longwood, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Talisman I, MX	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Clifton, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Peranga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Moothandella Station, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Kenmore War Vets Home, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Lowman, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd), BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1999. 1999 had 1,176 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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Data for records on 1999-03-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	1,029
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1