Weather Records on 9 March 1944

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1944. Highest significance: Hatta, IN.

Key Facts for 9 March 1944

On 9 March 1944, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 663 daily.
Hatta set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 9 March 1944.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 9 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1944

Top 20 records on 9 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1944	Hatta, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Barud(Warud), IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Vellore, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1944	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	48 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1944. 1944 had 685 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 200	570
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1