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Weather Records on 2 March 2026

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 2026. Highest significance: Tyrrell Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 2026

  • On 2 March 2026, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 714 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,129 daily.
  • Tyrrell Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.0 mm (4.2 in) on 2 March 2026.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations
Weather records on 2 March 2026 1,163 station records on 2 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,163 station records on 2 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tyrrell DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation107.0 mm (4.2 in)90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nulkwyne KiamalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation92.0 mm (3.6 in)81 of 100 (Exceptional)
MutoorooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wakool (Calimo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.4 mm (3.0 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Echuca AerodromeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.9 mm (2.8 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
ColbinabbinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.8 mm (2.7 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
RedesdaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.2 mm (2.1 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
NewsteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.4 mm (2.0 in)78 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.0 mm (2.4 in)77 of 100 (Major)
RaywoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)77 of 100 (Major)
LalbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.6 mm (4.3 in)76 of 100 (Major)
Durham OxAustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.0 mm (4.7 in)76 of 100 (Major)
Tutye (Bunurouk)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.0 mm (3.6 in)75 of 100 (Major)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation157.0 mm (6.2 in)73 of 100 (Major)
MurtoaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)73 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.0 mm (4.3 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Mildura AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.0 mm (3.3 in)71 of 100 (Major)
LaketownUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)71 of 100 (Major)
CradockAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.4 mm (1.9 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)69 of 100 (Major)
CoonalpynAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
MillicentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Joyces CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)67 of 100 (Major)
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation116.4 mm (4.6 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.0 mm (2.3 in)66 of 100 (Major)
MelroseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.8 mm (2.8 in)65 of 100 (Major)
AlawoonaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.0 mm (2.8 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Cope CopeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.2 mm (1.4 in)65 of 100 (Major)
HeathcoteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.0 mm (2.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
BronzewingAustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)63 of 100 (Major)
TarcowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.4 mm (2.8 in)62 of 100 (Major)
KaroondaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
ParunaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Ouyen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)62 of 100 (Major)
BoigbeatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation105.0 mm (4.1 in)62 of 100 (Major)
GamaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.0 mm (3.5 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Ultima (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.8 mm (2.8 in)62 of 100 (Major)
WoomelangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.6 mm (2.9 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Halls Gap (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.0 mm (2.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Willow Point)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.0 mm (2.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Boort (Gredgwin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.0 mm (4.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
VaughanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Walpeup ResearchAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.6 mm (3.0 in)60 of 100 (Major)
KerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.2 mm (2.7 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.4 mm (3.4 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.6 mm (2.4 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.4 mm (2.8 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Port WakefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.0 mm (2.4 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.0 mm (4.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.0 mm (1.7 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
CoomandookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.5 mm (2.1 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
NyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria StorageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.0 mm (1.5 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang GerungAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
MurchisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.2 mm (2.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records
Records on 2 March 2026 by type Records set or tied on 2 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 347Lowest daily maximum: 28Highest daily minimum: 367Lowest daily minimum: 37Heaviest daily rainfall: 374Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 6Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.
Records on 2 March 2026 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum347
Lowest daily maximum28
Highest daily minimum367
Lowest daily minimum37
Heaviest daily rainfall374
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover6
Records on 2 March 2026 by timescale Records on 2 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 25, daily 1,129. 05001,0001,500all-time: 9monthly: 25daily: 1,129all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 25, daily 1,129.
Records on 2 March 2026 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time9
monthly25
daily1,129

How Much Records Were Beaten By

999 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 2026 Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 20: 86220 to 40: 8140 to 60: 3960 to 80: 1180 to 100: 4100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 March 2026
MarginRecords
0 to 20862
20 to 4081
40 to 6039
60 to 8011
80 to 1004
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1602

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 2026
Top 20 records on 2 March 2026 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 March 2026Tyrrell Downs, AUmonthly rain107.0 mm (4.2 in)58.7 mm (2.3 in)115 years90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Nulkwyne Kiamal, AUmonthly rain92.0 mm (3.6 in)37.4 mm (1.5 in)75 years81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Mutooroo, AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)66.1 mm (2.6 in)125 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Wakool (Calimo), AUdaily rain75.4 mm (3.0 in)51.0 mm (2.0 in)120 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Echuca Aerodrome, AUdaily rain69.9 mm (2.8 in)49.3 mm (1.9 in)120 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Colbinabbin, AUdaily rain68.8 mm (2.7 in)50.0 mm (2.0 in)120 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Redesdale, AUdaily rain52.2 mm (2.1 in)39.5 mm (1.6 in)120 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026Newstead, AUdaily rain50.4 mm (2.0 in)34.7 mm (1.4 in)125 years78 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)48.3 mm (1.9 in)104 years77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Raywood, AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)35.8 mm (1.4 in)95 years77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Lalbert, AUall-time rain108.6 mm (4.3 in)26.3 mm (1.0 in)69 years76 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Durham Ox, AUall-time rain120.0 mm (4.7 in)27.3 mm (1.1 in)66 years76 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Tutye (Bunurouk), AUall-time rain91.0 mm (3.6 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)57 years75 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Red Cliffs (Post Office), AUall-time rain157.0 mm (6.2 in)73.6 mm (2.9 in)15 years73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Murtoa, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)124 years73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Quambatook South, AUmonthly rain110.0 mm (4.3 in)46.4 mm (1.8 in)42 years72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Mildura Airport, AUdaily rain83.0 mm (3.3 in)71.1 mm (2.8 in)79 years71 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Laketown, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)121 years71 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Cradock, AUdaily rain47.4 mm (1.9 in)34.2 mm (1.3 in)124 years70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 2026Oxley (Walmer Downs), AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)47.3 mm (1.9 in)73 years70 of 100 (Major)

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 2026
Records on 03-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2026. 2026 had 1,163 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11814: 11836: 11845: 11846: 21848: 11852: 11854: 11858: 11859: 11863: 21866: 21868: 31869: 11870: 31871: 21872: 11876: 21877: 21878: 11881: 11882: 11885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 51891: 11892: 11893: 111894: 31895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 41900: 121901: 51902: 71903: 51904: 101905: 71906: 221907: 41908: 161909: 191910: 111911: 131912: 571913: 321914: 361915: 201916: 651917: 371918: 221919: 231920: 851921: 2411922: 731923: 2191924: 501925: 2201926: 851927: 1521928: 751929: 1911930: 1331931: 2501932: 3711933: 891934: 3641935: 1981936: 4411937: 1621938: 4151939: 2221940: 5221941: 5071942: 2611943: 9121944: 2491945: 4941946: 2901947: 8781948: 7441949: 1961950: 4411951: 8011952: 7941953: 7311954: 4911955: 6471956: 5101957: 2821958: 2471959: 3101960: 1,6501961: 7681962: 1,1551963: 5181964: 6791965: 6871966: 5831967: 6441968: 6291969: 4171970: 8871971: 1,0331972: 1,7131973: 5221974: 1,4741975: 3991976: 1,9031977: 3841978: 1,2721979: 7281980: 2,9051981: 5341982: 9241983: 1,5181984: 5661985: 7331986: 1,0751987: 1,3701988: 8331989: 1,3951990: 8261991: 1,5121992: 1,8521993: 9061994: 1,5401995: 1,3821996: 5411997: 2,5941998: 6871999: 1,1762000: 1,0932001: 1,3732002: 1,4662003: 7092004: 1,0642005: 9662006: 1,0172007: 1,7262008: 8892009: 1,4982010: 8592011: 6642012: 9332013: 7952014: 1,5452015: 9332016: 6522017: 5652018: 8162019: 9012020: 5382021: 5292022: 1,0172023: 1,0942024: 8862025: 7082026: 1,1631802187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2026. 2026 had 1,163 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-02 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18141
18361
18451
18462
18481
18521
18541
18581
18591
18632
18662
18683
18691
18703
18712
18721
18762
18772
18781
18811
18821
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18905
18911
18921
189311
18943
18952
18962
18976
18987
18994
190012
19015
19027
19035
190410
19057
190622
19074
190816
190919
191011
191113
191257
191332
191436
191520
191665
191737
191822
191923
192085
1921241
192273
1923219
192450
1925220
192685
1927152
192875
1929191
1930133
1931250
1932371
193389
1934364
1935198
1936441
1937162
1938415
1939222
1940522
1941507
1942261
1943912
1944249
1945494
1946290
1947878
1948744
1949196
1950441
1951801
1952794
1953731
1954491
1955647
1956510
1957282
1958247
1959310
19601,650
1961768
19621,155
1963518
1964679
1965687
1966583
1967644
1968629
1969417
1970887
19711,033
19721,713
1973522
19741,474
1975399
19761,903
1977384
19781,272
1979728
19802,905
1981534
1982924
19831,518
1984566
1985733
19861,075
19871,370
1988833
19891,395
1990826
19911,512
19921,852
1993906
19941,540
19951,382
1996541
19972,594
1998687
19991,176
20001,093
20011,373
20021,466
2003709
20041,064
2005966
20061,017
20071,726
2008889
20091,498
2010859
2011664
2012933
2013795
20141,545
2015933
2016652
2017565
2018816
2019901
2020538
2021529
20221,017
20231,094
2024886
2025708
20261,163

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-17).