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Weather Records on 3 March 1909

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1909. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE.

Key Facts for 3 March 1909

  • On 3 March 1909, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) set a monthly record snow depth of 23.0 cm (9.1 in) on 3 March 1909.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 3 March 1909 32 station records on 3 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 3 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-6.9 C (19.6 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WangarattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 3 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 3 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 3 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 3 March 1909 by timescale Records on 3 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 30.
Records on 3 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1909 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2520 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2025
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1909
Top 20 records on 3 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEmonthly snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)13.0 cm (5.1 in)16 years58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1909Oxford, GBdaily low min-6.9 C (19.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)15 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEmonthly snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)7 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Washington, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)3 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Godegard, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Vastervik, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Wangaratta, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Southampton, CAdaily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Roto (Coombie), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Darlington Point (Tubbo), AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min-7.8 C (18.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Karlshamn, SEdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1909Gavle, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)10 years13 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

1804 to 1909
Records on 03-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1909. 1909 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 11840: 11842: 11843: 11845: 31846: 31850: 11851: 21852: 11853: 11859: 21862: 21863: 11866: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11875: 11877: 21878: 21886: 21887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 81891: 21892: 31893: 11895: 21896: 61897: 61898: 41899: 31900: 91901: 101902: 81903: 141904: 91905: 211906: 241907: 61908: 71909: 321910: 61911: 131912: 731913: 341914: 241915: 181916: 361917: 601918: 611919: 761920: 561921: 1381922: 561923: 2801924: 831925: 4061926: 1521927: 1431928: 791929: 1731930: 2031931: 2591932: 2791933: 1431934: 5041935: 2481936: 2651937: 1871938: 4551939: 1791940: 3001941: 8191942: 4541943: 1,5331944: 3661945: 6491946: 5301947: 7611948: 4491949: 2661950: 7801951: 1,0061952: 8101953: 6681954: 4801955: 8841956: 6691957: 2611958: 2471959: 3601960: 2,2761961: 6501962: 5681963: 3091964: 7941965: 8351966: 9491967: 5201968: 6971969: 3951970: 7051971: 8881972: 1,1411973: 5571974: 1,8491975: 5341976: 1,6111977: 9491978: 1,5041979: 1,0371980: 1,7411981: 6421982: 9681983: 1,6761984: 3781985: 7401986: 9871987: 1,4971988: 1,0811989: 1,4431990: 7751991: 1,1691992: 1,3541993: 6071994: 1,5741995: 1,2341996: 6931997: 1,7041998: 9571999: 1,1872000: 1,0492001: 9032002: 1,8802003: 8762004: 7782005: 7272006: 6042007: 8882008: 9172009: 1,6712010: 6852011: 6772012: 8662013: 7192014: 2,3012015: 5432016: 5452017: 3152018: 5162019: 1,7952020: 6782021: 5532022: 9622023: 8092024: 1,3592025: 6952026: 9701804187018991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1909. 1909 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-03 in each year
YearRecords
18041
18401
18421
18431
18453
18463
18501
18512
18521
18531
18592
18622
18631
18661
18681
18691
18701
18751
18772
18782
18862
18871
18882
18894
18908
18912
18923
18931
18952
18966
18976
18984
18993
19009
190110
19028
190314
19049
190521
190624
19076
19087
190932
19106
191113
191273
191334
191424
191518
191636
191760
191861
191976
192056
1921138
192256
1923280
192483
1925406
1926152
1927143
192879
1929173
1930203
1931259
1932279
1933143
1934504
1935248
1936265
1937187
1938455
1939179
1940300
1941819
1942454
19431,533
1944366
1945649
1946530
1947761
1948449
1949266
1950780
19511,006
1952810
1953668
1954480
1955884
1956669
1957261
1958247
1959360
19602,276
1961650
1962568
1963309
1964794
1965835
1966949
1967520
1968697
1969395
1970705
1971888
19721,141
1973557
19741,849
1975534
19761,611
1977949
19781,504
19791,037
19801,741
1981642
1982968
19831,676
1984378
1985740
1986987
19871,497
19881,081
19891,443
1990775
19911,169
19921,354
1993607
19941,574
19951,234
1996693
19971,704
1998957
19991,187
20001,049
2001903
20021,880
2003876
2004778
2005727
2006604
2007888
2008917
20091,671
2010685
2011677
2012866
2013719
20142,301
2015543
2016545
2017315
2018516
20191,795
2020678
2021553
2022962
2023809
20241,359
2025695
2026970

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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).