Weather Records on 9 March 1962

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1962. Highest significance: Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 1962

On 9 March 1962, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 540 daily.
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 9 March 1962.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 9 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shuswap Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 9 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 9 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1962

Top 20 records on 9 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1962	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1962	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Galena, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Doornpoort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Woorarra, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Toccoa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	McKinley Park, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Glentana, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 552 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	441
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1