Weather Records on 9 March 1969

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1969. Highest significance: Kearney 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1969

On 9 March 1969, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 544 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 836 daily.
Kearney 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 9 March 1969.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 9 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 274, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 270, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 9 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	274
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	270
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 9 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1969

Top 20 records on 9 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Bonito (Ibiapora), BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Lajedinho, BR	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Ventspils, LV	monthly rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Milford, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1969	Ely AP, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	38 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 858 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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Data for records on 1969-03-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	654
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1