Weather Records on 2 March 2019

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2019. Highest significance: Walden, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2019

On 2 March 2019, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 744 daily.
Walden set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 2 March 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 2 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dengqen	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lasal Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 193.

Records on 2 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	193

Records on 2 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 135, daily 744.

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 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2019

Top 20 records on 2 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2019	Walden, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	119 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2019	Goldendale, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2019	Stykkisholmur, IS	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2019	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2019	Pelton Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Heppner, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Dengqen, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Lower Hay Creek, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Wamsutter, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	119 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Willow Rsvr, US	all-time snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Grizzly Peak, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Sundance, US	monthly low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Lewistown AP, US	monthly low min	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Canjilon R/S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Theilman 1SSW, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2019	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	48 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2019. 2019 had 901 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 100	670
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1