Weather Records on 2 March 2020

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2020. Highest significance: Mykland, NO.

Key Facts for 2 March 2020

On 2 March 2020, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 518 daily.
Mykland set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 2 March 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 2 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Basin Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lazy Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neuquen Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miri	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon-Ksra	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ustica Island	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuovddatmohkki	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Valley	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanko Russaro	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 2 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 2 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2020

Top 20 records on 2 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2020	Mykland, NO	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2020	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2020	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2020	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2020	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2020	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Tahiti-Faaa, PF	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Nice, FR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Moola Bulla, AU	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Jeffrey City, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Braganca, PT	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Mansfield, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Rabbit Flat, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Great Basin Np, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Gospic, HR	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Elatma, RU	daily high max	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2020	Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 538 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	454
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1