Weather Records on 2 March 2013

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2013. Highest significance: Balladonia, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 2013

On 2 March 2013, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 745 daily.
Balladonia set a daily record precipitation of 70.8 mm (2.8 in) on 2 March 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 2 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Southern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lostock Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Granite Heights)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katta Barega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown (Hunter Water Boar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Duke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley(Keigho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Be-Bara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog (Leawood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stugudal - Kasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 2 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 2 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2013

Top 20 records on 2 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2013	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2013	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2013	Southern Hills, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Gorya Valley, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	123 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2013	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	125 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Glenlyon Dam, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Bonner Springs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Whittaker, AU	monthly rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Attunga (the Pines), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Lostock Dam, AU	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Caroda (Roseberry Park), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2013	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2013. 2013 had 795 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 2013-03-02: 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 50	588
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3