Weather Records on 2 March 2018

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2018. Highest significance: Alfred, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2018

On 2 March 2018, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 762 daily.
Alfred set a daily record snowfall of 40.1 cm (15.8 in) on 2 March 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 2 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 2 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 2 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 274.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2018

Top 20 records on 2 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2018	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2018	Sisian, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Lankaran, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Northville, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Alfred, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Franklinville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Franklin, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Riggins, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Nantucket Mem AP, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Wattisham, GB	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2018	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2018	Olean, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2018	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	109 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 816 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 2018-03-02: 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	632
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1