Weather Records on 2 March 2023

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2023. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2023

On 2 March 2023, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Pontotoc set a daily record precipitation of 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 2 March 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 2 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tonopah	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benson 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 2 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 2 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 82, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2023

Top 20 records on 2 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2023	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2023	Belmont 2 SSE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2023	Enid Dam, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2023	Tonopah, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2023	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Sherman, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Baldwyn, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Morgan, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Sewanee, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Greensboro Wtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	124.4 cm (49.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Overhalla - Unnset, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2023	Elizabethton, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	46 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 1,094 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 200	846
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1