Weather Records on 2 March 2007

1,726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2007. Highest significance: Ironwood, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2007

On 2 March 2007, 1,726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,651 daily.
Ironwood set a daily record snowfall of 39.4 cm (15.5 in) on 2 March 2007.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,726 stations

1,726 station records on 2 March 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	393.4 mm (15.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Glen Burn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Kallaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,726 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 769, Heaviest daily snowfall 244, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 2 March 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	769
Heaviest daily snowfall	244
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 2 March 2007 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 61, daily 1,651.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,463 broken records

Margins by which the 1,463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2007

Top 20 records on 2 March 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2007	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Estherville 4E, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Tryon, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	New Milford, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Castlewood, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Pedlar Dam, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Jabiru Airport, AU	all-time rain	393.4 mm (15.5 in)	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Hinckley, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	129 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2007	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	100 years	58 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2007. 2007 had 1,726 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	1,278
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	46
150 to 200	32
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1