Weather Records on 2 March 1981

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1981. Highest significance: Maitland, AU.

Key Facts for 2 March 1981

On 2 March 1981, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 513 daily.
Maitland set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 2 March 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 2 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandilands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1981

Top 20 records on 2 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1981	Maitland, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1981	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Ormley, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Kersbrook (Mabenjo), AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Haiwee, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Tres Hermanos, MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Williamstown (Glen Gillian), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1981	Sandilands, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 534 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 25	426
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1