Weather Records on 2 March 2016

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2016. Highest significance: Owosso Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2016

On 2 March 2016, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 632 daily.
Owosso Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 2 March 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 2 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malojaroslavec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svaneholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saffle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naro-Fominsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cass City 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cass City 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tianjin	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Las Vegas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pasanauri	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2016

Top 20 records on 2 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2016	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Saginaw #3, US	monthly snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Mojave, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Pavillion, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Malojaroslavec, RU	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Svaneholm, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Bishop AP, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Saffle, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Tonopah, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Chillingham, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Grand Ledge 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2016	Sotchi, RU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	72 years	37 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 652 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 25	536
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1