Weather Records on 9 March 1921

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1921. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1921

On 9 March 1921, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 86 daily.
Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 9 March 1921.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 9 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 9 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1921

Top 20 records on 9 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1921	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1921	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1921	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1921	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1921	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Vineland, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Burlington, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Washington, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Stratford, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Weldon, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1921	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	20 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1921. 1921 had 89 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1921-03-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	70
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1