Weather Records on 9 March 1937

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1937. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1937

On 9 March 1937, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 167 daily.
Southampton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 9 March 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 9 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1937

Top 20 records on 9 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1937	Southampton, CA	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1937	Koolool, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1937	Southampton, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1937	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1937	Husum, DE	daily low min	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Rockport 1 ESE, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Anacortes, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Sheffield, GB	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1937	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	43 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 172 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 100	139
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1