Weather Records on 9 March 1940

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1940. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1940

On 9 March 1940, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 240 daily.
Sydney set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 9 March 1940.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 9 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1940

Top 20 records on 9 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1940	Sydney, CA	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Kalingapatam, IN	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Big Creek, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Big Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1940	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Armour, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Basirhat, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Robe Comparison, AU	monthly high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Regensburg, DE	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1940	Armour, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 years	29 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1940. 1940 had 263 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 50	202
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1