Weather Records on 2 March 2021

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2021. Highest significance: Idjevan, AM.

Key Facts for 2 March 2021

On 2 March 2021, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 521 daily.
Idjevan set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 2 March 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 2 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2021

Top 20 records on 2 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2021	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2021	Meckering, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2021	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2021	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Xilin Hot, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Exmouth Town, AU	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Otaru, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Wanneroo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Hakea, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Marron, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Paynes Find, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Lancelin, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Quellington, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Asahikawa, JP	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Wialki South, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2021	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	116 years	44 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2021. 2021 had 529 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 2021-03-02: 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 20	439
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3