Weather Records on 2 March 2000

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2000. Highest significance: Melrose, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2000

On 2 March 2000, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Melrose set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 March 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 2 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winschoten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogeveen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Epe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 632, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	632
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2000

Top 20 records on 2 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2000	Melrose, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2000	Hooker, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2000	Dumas, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Winschoten, NL	monthly rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Heerde, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Wellington, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Norwich, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Zoutkamp, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Assen, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2000	Marum, NL	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	50 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2000. 2000 had 1,093 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 2000-03-02: 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 50	932
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1