Weather Records on 9 March 1953

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1953. Highest significance: Gatesville, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1953

On 9 March 1953, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 334 daily.
Gatesville set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 9 March 1953.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 9 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1953

Top 20 records on 9 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1953	Gatesville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Paint Rock, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Coleman, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Mahendraganj, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	Kiolakaa 7, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1953	McGregor, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Putnam, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Cleburne, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Garden City, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Snyder, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Colfax, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1953	Comanche, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	38 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 338 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 20	260
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1