Weather Records on 2 March 2024

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2024. Highest significance: Blackfoot Fire Dept, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 2024

On 2 March 2024, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
438 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 841 daily.
Blackfoot Fire Dept set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 2 March 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 2 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Funafuti Intl Arpt	Tuvalu	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leon M Ba	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yabucoa 3 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 41, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2024

Top 20 records on 2 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 2024	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Swan Valley, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Swan Valley, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Jackson, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Penong, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2024	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Jackson, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Odell Lake-East, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	122 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Nonning, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Minidoka Dam, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Spirit Lake, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Mondovi, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Cambridge, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2024	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2024. 2024 had 886 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	683
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2