Weather Records on 9 March 1968

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1968. Highest significance: Verma, NO.

Key Facts for 9 March 1968

On 9 March 1968, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 763 daily.
Verma set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 9 March 1968.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 9 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jundiai (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1968

Top 20 records on 9 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1968	Verma, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Chula Vista, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Tomazina, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Gisela, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Clare, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	San Carlos, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1968	Louisa Downs, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	Port Hastings, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	North Bay, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	Farrell Sharon, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1968	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	32 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1968. 1968 had 771 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	612
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1