Weather Records on 9 March 1970

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1970. Highest significance: Potsdam, DE.

Key Facts for 9 March 1970

On 9 March 1970, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 386 daily.
Potsdam set a daily record snow depth of 58.0 cm (22.8 in) on 9 March 1970.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 9 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	239.0 cm (94.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berd	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chorkhamara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 9 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 9 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1970

Top 20 records on 9 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1970	Sonkatch, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1970	Kampli, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Umerkhed, IN	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Mistassini Post, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Terang, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Winnebago, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Fleming, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Chaurai, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1970	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	4 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 403 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	313
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1