Weather Records on 9 March 1978

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1978. Highest significance: Acude Aracatiacu, BR.

Key Facts for 9 March 1978

On 9 March 1978, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 913 daily.
Acude Aracatiacu set a daily record precipitation of 144.6 mm (5.7 in) on 9 March 1978.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 9 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Iapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paramoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	249.2 mm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kandi	Benin	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 9 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 9 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 30, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1978

Top 20 records on 9 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1978	Acude Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Iapi, BR	all-time rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1978	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17 years	49 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 952 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 200	753
200 to 400	28
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1