Weather Records on 9 March 1963

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1963. Highest significance: Una, IN.

Key Facts for 9 March 1963

On 9 March 1963, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 342 daily.
Una set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.2 mm (4.5 in) on 9 March 1963.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 9 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1963

Top 20 records on 9 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1963	Una, IN	monthly rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1963	Uniao, BR	all-time rain	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1963	Kyelong Obsy, IN	monthly rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Pianco, BR	all-time rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1963	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Galah, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Prudente de Morais, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1963	El-Golea, DZ	monthly low min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	37 years	29 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 349 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 20	263
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1