Weather Records on 9 March 1938

209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1938. Highest significance: Saguache, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1938

On 9 March 1938, 209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 208 daily.
Saguache set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 March 1938.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

209 stations

209 station records on 9 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

209 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1938

Top 20 records on 9 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1938	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1938	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Salina, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Manhattan, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1938	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	55 years	23 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 209 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	174
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1