Weather Records on 9 March 1960

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1960. Highest significance: Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1960

On 9 March 1960, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 400 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Bowling Green Warren Co AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 9 March 1960.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 9 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 274, Deepest snow cover 199.

Records on 9 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	274
Deepest snow cover	199

Records on 9 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 112, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1960

Top 20 records on 9 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1960	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Marion, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1960	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Durham, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Mount Uniacke, CA	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	N Wilkesboro, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Petrolina, BR	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1960	Canudos, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	54 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 1,155 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 100	835
100 to 200	98
200 to 300	37
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1