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Weather Records on 9 March 1908

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1908. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 1908

  • On 9 March 1908, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 9 March 1908.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 9 March 1908 36 station records on 9 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 9 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WhrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 9 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.
Records on 9 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 March 1908 by timescale Records on 9 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 9 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 March 1908 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 1010 to 15: 515 to 20: 320 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 1010
10 to 155
15 to 203
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1908
Top 20 records on 9 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 March 1908Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)5 years36 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1908Vastervik, SEmonthly rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Berrybank, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Maldon (Derby Hill), AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Newlyn Reservoir, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Maryborough, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Karlshamn, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Orebro, SEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Harnosand, SEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Daylesford, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Ballan, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Stawell, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)10 years14 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

1798 to 1908
Records on 03-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 36 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11807: 11808: 21811: 31813: 21814: 11815: 11824: 11834: 11839: 11840: 11845: 31846: 11847: 11849: 11850: 21855: 11858: 11860: 11862: 21863: 21864: 31866: 11867: 11869: 11871: 21872: 11878: 11880: 21881: 21882: 31883: 11885: 11886: 31888: 11890: 91891: 41892: 61893: 61895: 11896: 31897: 51898: 21899: 21901: 31902: 91903: 291904: 81905: 71906: 111907: 61908: 361909: 141910: 211911: 351912: 251913: 1001914: 661915: 391916: 531917: 521918: 321919: 571920: 231921: 891922: 311923: 1481924: 1041925: 2111926: 1331927: 1071928: 1871929: 2101930: 1141931: 3871932: 1,6041933: 1361934: 2661935: 2881936: 3501937: 1721938: 2091939: 4001940: 2631941: 3661942: 4531943: 6791944: 6851945: 1071946: 2491947: 2491948: 8571949: 4361950: 3821951: 7771952: 2661953: 3381954: 6891955: 6291956: 4521957: 5471958: 5341959: 1381960: 1,1551961: 4161962: 5521963: 3491964: 1,1481965: 3051966: 4781967: 7311968: 7711969: 8581970: 4031971: 4571972: 9571973: 9301974: 1,6941975: 6391976: 6341977: 1,4181978: 9521979: 8561980: 4441981: 1,1991982: 8791983: 9961984: 1,3651985: 7101986: 9651987: 1,0431988: 7431989: 1,5041990: 1,1401991: 4471992: 1,3771993: 6581994: 1,8971995: 1,9101996: 3,2361997: 7591998: 1,7101999: 1,3692000: 2,3842001: 8382002: 1,5142003: 1,1202004: 1,1622005: 9372006: 1,1292007: 6342008: 1,2012009: 1,1102010: 1,4092011: 9582012: 9092013: 1,0152014: 9822015: 6552016: 1,2852017: 6792018: 4332019: 9002020: 7562021: 7452022: 1,2062023: 1,1172024: 5362025: 6561798185818881908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-09 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18071
18082
18113
18132
18141
18151
18241
18341
18391
18401
18453
18461
18471
18491
18502
18551
18581
18601
18622
18632
18643
18661
18671
18691
18712
18721
18781
18802
18812
18823
18831
18851
18863
18881
18909
18914
18926
18936
18951
18963
18975
18982
18992
19013
19029
190329
19048
19057
190611
19076
190836
190914
191021
191135
191225
1913100
191466
191539
191653
191752
191832
191957
192023
192189
192231
1923148
1924104
1925211
1926133
1927107
1928187
1929210
1930114
1931387
19321,604
1933136
1934266
1935288
1936350
1937172
1938209
1939400
1940263
1941366
1942453
1943679
1944685
1945107
1946249
1947249
1948857
1949436
1950382
1951777
1952266
1953338
1954689
1955629
1956452
1957547
1958534
1959138
19601,155
1961416
1962552
1963349
19641,148
1965305
1966478
1967731
1968771
1969858
1970403
1971457
1972957
1973930
19741,694
1975639
1976634
19771,418
1978952
1979856
1980444
19811,199
1982879
1983996
19841,365
1985710
1986965
19871,043
1988743
19891,504
19901,140
1991447
19921,377
1993658
19941,897
19951,910
19963,236
1997759
19981,710
19991,369
20002,384
2001838
20021,514
20031,120
20041,162
2005937
20061,129
2007634
20081,201
20091,110
20101,409
2011958
2012909
20131,015
2014982
2015655
20161,285
2017679
2018433
2019900
2020756
2021745
20221,206
20231,117
2024536
2025656

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).