Weather Records on 9 March 1947

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1947. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 9 March 1947

On 9 March 1947, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 241 daily.
Husum set an all-time record snow depth of 57.0 cm (22.4 in) on 9 March 1947.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 9 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Datil	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1947

Top 20 records on 9 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1947	Husum, DE	all-time snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1947	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1947	Reidsville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1947	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1947	Durham, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1947	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Pine 2 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Santana Do Matos, BR	all-time rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Remanso, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Saibai Island, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Ione, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Eutawville, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Tribune 1W, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Port Said, EG	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1947	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 249 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	183
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1