Weather Records on 2 March 1927

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1927. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1927

On 2 March 1927, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 144 daily.
Salisbury set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 2 March 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 2 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1927

Top 20 records on 2 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1927	Salisbury, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1927	Raleigh State UNIV, US	all-time snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1927	Edenton, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Charlotte Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Salisbury, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1927	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Louisburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Mt Airy 2 W, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Milledgeville, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Charlotte Wb City, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1927	Columbia, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1927. 1927 had 152 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	104
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2