Weather Records on 9 March 1965

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1965. Highest significance: West Leichhardt Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 1965

On 9 March 1965, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 298 daily.
West Leichhardt Station set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 9 March 1965.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 9 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 9 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 9 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1965

Top 20 records on 9 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1965	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1965	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Westland, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Duchess Hotel, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Mount Isa Mine, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Werrina Station, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1965	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	35 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1965. 1965 had 305 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	228
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1