Weather Records on 9 March 1976

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1976. Highest significance: Uniao Dos Palmares, BR.

Key Facts for 9 March 1976

On 9 March 1976, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 624 daily.
Uniao Dos Palmares set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 9 March 1976.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 9 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boesmansberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 9 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 9 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 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 1976

Top 20 records on 9 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1976	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1976	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1976	Boesmansberg, ZA	all-time rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1976	Purcellville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Millington 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Dover, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Laurel 3 W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Patu, BR	daily rain	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Hebron, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Stamps, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Easton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1976	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 635 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 March 1976
Margin	Records
0 to 100	534
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1