Weather Records on 9 March 1977

1,418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1977. Highest significance: Kuttabul Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 1977

On 9 March 1977, 1,418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,209 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 1,413 daily.
Kuttabul Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 220.0 mm (8.7 in) on 9 March 1977.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,418 stations

1,418 station records on 9 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,418 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 787, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 422, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	787
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	422
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 1,413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,234 broken records

Margins by which the 1,234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1977

Top 20 records on 9 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1977	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	7.7 C (45.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Danbulla Forestry, AU	daily rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Willow City, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Warroora, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Palmerville, AU	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Toronto, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Port Washington, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Schenectady, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Escanaba, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1977	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	131.7 mm (5.2 in)	27 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1977. 1977 had 1,418 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 1977-03-09: 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 50	1,213
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1