Weather Records on 9 March 1961

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1961. Highest significance: McAdam, CA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1961

On 9 March 1961, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 408 daily.
McAdam set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 9 March 1961.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 9 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1961

Top 20 records on 9 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1961	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Armagh, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Hanover, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	E Tawas, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	St Fereol, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Chazy, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Brocken, DE	monthly high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1961	Plauen, DE	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1961	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	78 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 416 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 50	328
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3