Weather Records on 9 March 1954

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1954. Highest significance: Spencer, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1954

On 9 March 1954, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 673 daily.
Spencer set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 9 March 1954.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 9 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schurz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 192.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1954

Top 20 records on 9 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1954	Spencer, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Hat Creek, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	McCloud, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Downieville, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Newport, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1954	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Kentfield, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Mina, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Cornucopia, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	China Flat, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1954	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1954. 1954 had 689 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	518
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2