Weather Records on 9 March 1975

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1975. Highest significance: Hastings 4N, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1975

On 9 March 1975, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 636 daily.
Hastings 4N set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 9 March 1975.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 9 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1975

Top 20 records on 9 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1975	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Natoma, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Port Washington, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1975	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	36 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1975. 1975 had 639 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	511
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1