Weather Records on 9 March 1948

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1948. Highest significance: Carrabelle 1 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1948

On 9 March 1948, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 497 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 813 daily.
Carrabelle 1 NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 195.1 mm (7.7 in) on 9 March 1948.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 9 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 477 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 9 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 9 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1948

Top 20 records on 9 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1948	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1948	Horton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Anadia, BR	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Colby, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Hilliard, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Madison, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1948	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 857 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	676
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2