Weather Records on 2 March 2002

1,466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2002. Highest significance: Holland Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2002

On 2 March 2002, 1,466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 634 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,362 daily.
Holland Wtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 2 March 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,466 stations

1,466 station records on 2 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,466 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 358, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 234, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 2 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	358
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	234
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 2 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 103, daily 1,362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2002

Top 20 records on 2 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2002	Holland Wtp, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2002	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2002	Madison, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2002	Clay Ctr, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Geneseo, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Tonsina, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Tihosuco, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	117 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Steelville 2 N, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Gresham 3W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Lake City, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Madrid, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Lake City, US	monthly low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Mancos 1SW, US	monthly low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Saint Paul, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2002	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	58 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 1,466 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	1,051
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2