Weather Records on 3 March 2002

1,880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2002. Highest significance: Niznij Novgorod, RU.

Key Facts for 3 March 2002

On 3 March 2002, 1,880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 1,086 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 166 monthly and 1,713 daily.
Niznij Novgorod set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 3 March 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,880 stations

1,880 station records on 3 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,880 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 550, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 536, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 3 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	550
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	536
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 3 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 166, daily 1,713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,515 broken records

Margins by which the 1,515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2002

Top 20 records on 3 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2002	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2002	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2002	Winslow AP, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Bad Axe, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Standish 4NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Brunswick, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Cross Village 1E, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Lebanon 2W, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	New London, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	San Simon, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2002	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 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

1804 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2002. 2002 had 1,880 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,423
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1