Weather Records on 9 March 1942

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1942. Highest significance: Honomu Mauka 138, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1942

On 9 March 1942, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 423 daily.
Honomu Mauka 138 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 533.4 mm (21.0 in) on 9 March 1942.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 9 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muncy Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	312.9 mm (12.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 276.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1942

Top 20 records on 9 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1942	Honomu Mauka 138, US	all-time rain	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1942	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	monthly rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1942	Haleakala Rch 432, US	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Woodstock, CA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Hana 354, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Augusta, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Haina 214, US	all-time rain	415.3 mm (16.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Millinocket, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Mackinaw City 2, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	W Branch 3SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Mancelona, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1942	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 453 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	343
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2