Weather Records on 9 March 1971

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1971. Highest significance: Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 1971

On 9 March 1971, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 446 daily.
Mungeranie (Cowarie) set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 9 March 1971.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 9 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Kara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	182.9 cm (72.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mingary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 9 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 9 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1971

Top 20 records on 9 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1971	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1971	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1971	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Mafeteng, LS	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Boorara, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Lake Boga, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Wanaaring (Borrona Downs), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1971	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1971. 1971 had 457 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	367
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1