Weather Records on 9 March 1933

136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1933. Highest significance: Chicoutimi, CA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1933

On 9 March 1933, 136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 136 daily.
Chicoutimi set a daily record snowfall of 21.8 cm (8.6 in) on 9 March 1933.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

136 stations

136 station records on 9 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

136 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 9 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 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 1933

Top 20 records on 9 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1933	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1933	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Cape Norman, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Arcadia, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Bottineau, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Kazan, RU	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1933	Cuero, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	17 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1933. 1933 had 136 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 25	98
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1