Weather Records on 9 March 1982

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1982. Highest significance: Eskdalemuir, GB.

Key Facts for 9 March 1982

On 9 March 1982, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 862 daily.
Eskdalemuir set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 9 March 1982.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 9 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daymar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loch Valley Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove (Melrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Lourenco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 9 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 9 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1982

Top 20 records on 9 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1982	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Yea, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Warragul, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista), BR	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Daymar Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Warburton, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Pontiac Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Maryland, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Eaton Rapids, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Albion, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1982	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	40 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1982. 1982 had 879 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	684
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2