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Weather Records on 1 March 1909

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1909. Highest significance: Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1909

  • On 1 March 1909, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Gundaroo (Bairnsdale) set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 1 March 1909.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 1 March 1909 19 station records on 1 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 1 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth9.0 cm (3.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 1 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 1 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 1 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 1 March 1909 by timescale Records on 1 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 1 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 March 1909 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 340 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 403
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1909
Top 19 records on 1 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 March 1909Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)27.5 mm (1.1 in)21 years30 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Sydney, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Athol 1, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Truro, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Ballan, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Truro, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Halifax, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Round Hill, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Dimboola, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min13.8 C (56.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AUdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth (Tie)9.0 cm (3.5 in)tie13 years1 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

1808 to 1909
Records on 03-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1909. 1909 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001808: 11814: 11817: 11827: 11836: 21844: 11846: 41858: 11859: 11863: 21868: 11870: 31872: 11875: 41876: 31877: 11878: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 61886: 101888: 31889: 11890: 11891: 31892: 11893: 11894: 11896: 21897: 21898: 81899: 11900: 71901: 11902: 141903: 111904: 131905: 41906: 301907: 51908: 141909: 191910: 141911: 201912: 641913: 261914: 231915: 211916: 341917: 151918: 161919: 571920: 981921: 4111922: 1391923: 1271924: 441925: 1001926: 861927: 2031928: 611929: 1811930: 901931: 1401932: 4621933: 941934: 4011935: 1671936: 2321937: 2201938: 3081939: 5651940: 5131941: 6441942: 3911943: 2561944: 1551945: 1781946: 3581947: 9331948: 8931949: 2501950: 2491951: 5641952: 5641953: 6151954: 8931955: 1,0281956: 5231957: 2931958: 4591959: 4631960: 1,5301961: 5481962: 2,0671963: 5321964: 5631965: 6961966: 5751967: 7311968: 9661969: 4391970: 7251971: 9431972: 1,5241973: 6131974: 9541975: 4111976: 1,6121977: 3171978: 1,0651979: 5071980: 2,0401981: 5501982: 9181983: 1,0481984: 7201985: 6761986: 1,3171987: 2,0421988: 7221989: 9241990: 1,0001991: 9261992: 1,8271993: 1,1891994: 1,3391995: 1,2141996: 6411997: 1,9241998: 9571999: 1,1502000: 1,2112001: 1,0812002: 1,0122003: 7562004: 1,3632005: 1,2942006: 1,3762007: 1,4182008: 8872009: 1,0302010: 8902011: 8682012: 1,7762013: 7822014: 1,1492015: 1,2792016: 6222017: 1,2122018: 1,1972019: 7472020: 4942021: 8242022: 1,0962023: 1,2322024: 6422025: 8412026: 1,1531808187818991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1909. 1909 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-01 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18141
18171
18271
18362
18441
18464
18581
18591
18632
18681
18703
18721
18754
18763
18771
18782
18811
18822
18831
18846
188610
18883
18891
18901
18913
18921
18931
18941
18962
18972
18988
18991
19007
19011
190214
190311
190413
19054
190630
19075
190814
190919
191014
191120
191264
191326
191423
191521
191634
191715
191816
191957
192098
1921411
1922139
1923127
192444
1925100
192686
1927203
192861
1929181
193090
1931140
1932462
193394
1934401
1935167
1936232
1937220
1938308
1939565
1940513
1941644
1942391
1943256
1944155
1945178
1946358
1947933
1948893
1949250
1950249
1951564
1952564
1953615
1954893
19551,028
1956523
1957293
1958459
1959463
19601,530
1961548
19622,067
1963532
1964563
1965696
1966575
1967731
1968966
1969439
1970725
1971943
19721,524
1973613
1974954
1975411
19761,612
1977317
19781,065
1979507
19802,040
1981550
1982918
19831,048
1984720
1985676
19861,317
19872,042
1988722
1989924
19901,000
1991926
19921,827
19931,189
19941,339
19951,214
1996641
19971,924
1998957
19991,150
20001,211
20011,081
20021,012
2003756
20041,363
20051,294
20061,376
20071,418
2008887
20091,030
2010890
2011868
20121,776
2013782
20141,149
20151,279
2016622
20171,212
20181,197
2019747
2020494
2021824
20221,096
20231,232
2024642
2025841
20261,153

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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 (2026-10-15).