Weather Records on 9 March 1955

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1955. Highest significance: Jaguaruana, BR.

Key Facts for 9 March 1955

On 9 March 1955, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 616 daily.
Jaguaruana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.3 mm (6.2 in) on 9 March 1955.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 9 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1955

Top 20 records on 9 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1955	Jaguaruana, BR	monthly rain	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Yabba Creek, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Uitzicht, ZA	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Sapphire Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Francistown, BW	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Baratria, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1955	Corona Downs, AU	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	41 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 629 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	421
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1