Weather Records on 2 March 2001

1,373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2001. Highest significance: La Union, MX.

Key Facts for 2 March 2001

On 2 March 2001, 1,373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 1,217 daily.
La Union set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 March 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,373 stations

1,373 station records on 2 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zihuatanejo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huitzuco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Contla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Timilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Mancornado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chacalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corrinchis II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Temazcal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vidalia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susupuato de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mazamitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth Bridge	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teul de Gonzalez Ortega (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,373 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 293, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 680, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 2 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	293
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	680
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 2 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 154, daily 1,217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2001

Top 20 records on 2 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2001	La Union, MX	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Embrun, FR	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Natchez, US	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2001	Presa El Bosque (Cfe), MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Enyeje, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Huitzuco (Dge), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Contla, MX	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	San Andres Timilpan, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Palo Mancornado, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Las Bayas, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Chacalapa, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2001	Coyuquilla, MX	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 1,373 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 2001-03-02: 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 100	1,185
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1