Weather Records on 9 March 1916

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1916. Highest significance: Wiarton, CA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1916

On 9 March 1916, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 50 daily.
Wiarton set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 9 March 1916.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 9 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 March 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1916

Top 20 records on 9 March 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1916	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1916	Mantova, IT	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1916	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Oudtshoorn, ZA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Cottam, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Setauket Strong, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1916	Burlington, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	31 years	14 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1916. 1916 had 53 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1807	1
1808	2
1811	3
1813	2
1814	1
1815	1
1824	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1855	1
1858	1
1860	1
1862	2
1863	2
1864	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	6
1893	6
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1901	3
1902	9
1903	29
1904	8
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	36
1909	14
1910	21
1911	35
1912	25
1913	100
1914	66
1915	39
1916	53
1917	52
1918	32
1919	57
1920	23
1921	89
1922	31
1923	148
1924	104
1925	211
1926	133
1927	107
1928	187
1929	210
1930	114
1931	387
1932	1,604
1933	136
1934	266
1935	288
1936	350
1937	172
1938	209
1939	400
1940	263
1941	366
1942	453
1943	679
1944	685
1945	107
1946	249
1947	249
1948	857
1949	436
1950	382
1951	777
1952	266
1953	338
1954	689
1955	629
1956	452
1957	547
1958	534
1959	138
1960	1,155
1961	416
1962	552
1963	349
1964	1,148
1965	305
1966	478
1967	731
1968	771
1969	858
1970	403
1971	457
1972	957
1973	930
1974	1,694
1975	639
1976	635
1977	1,418
1978	952
1979	856
1980	444
1981	1,199
1982	879
1983	996
1984	1,365
1985	710
1986	965
1987	1,043
1988	743
1989	1,504
1990	1,140
1991	447
1992	1,377
1993	658
1994	1,897
1995	1,910
1996	3,236
1997	759
1998	1,710
1999	1,369
2000	2,384
2001	838
2002	1,514
2003	1,120
2004	1,162
2005	937
2006	1,129
2007	634
2008	1,201
2009	1,110
2010	1,409
2011	958
2012	909
2013	1,015
2014	982
2015	655
2016	1,285
2017	678
2018	435
2019	901
2020	759
2021	746
2022	1,209
2023	1,119
2024	536
2025	656
2026	1,050

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	32
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1