Weather Records on 2 March 2008

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2008. Highest significance: Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2008

On 2 March 2008, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 864 daily.
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 2 March 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 2 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuatenco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mercer	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 2 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 2 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2008

Top 20 records on 2 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2008	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Woodland, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Lugansk, UA	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Lodgepole, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Muskogee, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Strawn 8 NNE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Willcox, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Meeker, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Wray, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Galena, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Cerro, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Basel Binningen, CH	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2008	Malvern, GB	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	82 years	36 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 889 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	698
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1