Weather Records on 11 March 1909
26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1909. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.
Key Facts for 11 March 1909
- On 11 March 1909, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 0 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 23 daily.
- Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 11 March 1909.
- Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.
Record Map
26 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paarl (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 119.1 mm (4.7 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Caledon (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Stellenbosch (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lakefield | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 10.4 cm (4.1 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tulbagh (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clanwilliam (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Royal Observatory | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lakefield | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Piketberg (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sterling | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ladismith (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record daily precipitation | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) | Germany | Record snow depth | 6.0 cm (2.4 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 16.9 C (62.4 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandvig | Denmark | Record low maximum temperature | -1.9 C (28.6 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record low minimum temperature | 6.0 C (42.8 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malmesbury | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vestervig | Denmark | Record low maximum temperature | -0.7 C (30.7 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 | Denmark | Record low maximum temperature | -0.7 C (30.7 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 18.9 C (66.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nordby (Fano) | Denmark | Record low maximum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beaufort West (Met) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| La Crosse Wb City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -15.6 C (3.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fraserburg | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
26 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 7 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 15 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 3 |
| daily | 23 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
25 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 21 |
| 20 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 60 | 1 |
| 60 to 80 | 1 |
| 80 to 100 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
11 March 1909| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 1909 | Paarl (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 43.6 mm (1.7 in) | 28 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 March 1909 | Montgomery Wb City, US | daily rain | 119.1 mm (4.7 in) | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 13 years | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 March 1909 | Caledon (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 28 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 March 1909 | Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA | monthly rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 22 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Lakefield, CA | daily snowfall | 10.4 cm (4.1 in) | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) | 25 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Tulbagh (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 7 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA | monthly rain | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 10.5 mm (0.4 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Royal Observatory, ZA | daily rain | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 15.4 mm (0.6 in) | 41 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Lakefield, CA | daily rain | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Piketberg (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 28 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Sterling, ZA | daily rain | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 9.3 mm (0.37 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Ladismith (Tnk), ZA | monthly rain | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 22 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Santa Fe, US | daily low max | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 32 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Hvar, HR | daily rain | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 0.9 mm (0.04 in) | 36 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE | daily snow depth | 6.0 cm (2.4 in) | 3.0 cm (1.2 in) | 7 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily low max | 16.9 C (62.4 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 27 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Sandvig, DK | daily low max | -1.9 C (28.6 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 22 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ | daily low min | 6.0 C (42.8 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 24 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Malmesbury, ZA | daily rain | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 7 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1909 | Vestervig, DK | daily low max | -0.7 C (30.7 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 22 years | 11 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
1793 to 1909| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1810 | 3 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1845 | 2 |
| 1847 | 3 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 2 |
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 13 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1906 | 38 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 19 |
| 1913 | 22 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 49 |
| 1918 | 58 |
| 1919 | 39 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1921 | 66 |
| 1922 | 42 |
| 1923 | 78 |
| 1924 | 265 |
| 1925 | 264 |
| 1926 | 134 |
| 1927 | 277 |
| 1928 | 119 |
| 1929 | 210 |
| 1930 | 105 |
| 1931 | 273 |
| 1932 | 1,123 |
| 1933 | 300 |
| 1934 | 764 |
| 1935 | 520 |
| 1936 | 356 |
| 1937 | 188 |
| 1938 | 120 |
| 1939 | 569 |
| 1940 | 417 |
| 1941 | 265 |
| 1942 | 225 |
| 1943 | 251 |
| 1944 | 304 |
| 1945 | 262 |
| 1946 | 461 |
| 1947 | 234 |
| 1948 | 2,148 |
| 1949 | 329 |
| 1950 | 671 |
| 1951 | 677 |
| 1952 | 804 |
| 1953 | 330 |
| 1954 | 489 |
| 1955 | 1,103 |
| 1956 | 964 |
| 1957 | 521 |
| 1958 | 441 |
| 1959 | 189 |
| 1960 | 1,115 |
| 1961 | 353 |
| 1962 | 674 |
| 1963 | 440 |
| 1964 | 296 |
| 1965 | 386 |
| 1966 | 539 |
| 1967 | 1,272 |
| 1968 | 519 |
| 1969 | 1,093 |
| 1970 | 389 |
| 1971 | 552 |
| 1972 | 1,320 |
| 1973 | 1,406 |
| 1974 | 956 |
| 1975 | 592 |
| 1976 | 375 |
| 1977 | 1,690 |
| 1978 | 579 |
| 1979 | 891 |
| 1980 | 472 |
| 1981 | 1,539 |
| 1982 | 807 |
| 1983 | 943 |
| 1984 | 743 |
| 1985 | 829 |
| 1986 | 747 |
| 1987 | 596 |
| 1988 | 1,176 |
| 1989 | 1,894 |
| 1990 | 2,496 |
| 1991 | 532 |
| 1992 | 1,083 |
| 1993 | 561 |
| 1994 | 689 |
| 1995 | 1,138 |
| 1996 | 1,339 |
| 1997 | 1,152 |
| 1998 | 2,609 |
| 1999 | 533 |
| 2000 | 1,199 |
| 2001 | 802 |
| 2002 | 736 |
| 2003 | 935 |
| 2004 | 826 |
| 2005 | 988 |
| 2006 | 1,590 |
| 2007 | 830 |
| 2008 | 816 |
| 2009 | 1,195 |
| 2010 | 966 |
| 2011 | 734 |
| 2012 | 868 |
| 2013 | 949 |
| 2014 | 556 |
| 2015 | 897 |
| 2016 | 1,249 |
| 2017 | 483 |
| 2018 | 479 |
| 2019 | 767 |
| 2020 | 605 |
| 2021 | 980 |
| 2022 | 1,203 |
| 2023 | 984 |
| 2024 | 424 |
| 2025 | 699 |
| 2026 | 1,580 |
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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).