Weather Records on 9 March 1986

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1986. Highest significance: Cedaredge, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1986

On 9 March 1986, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 942 daily.
Cedaredge set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 9 March 1986.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 9 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sesheke	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1986

Top 20 records on 9 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1986	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1986	Payson, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Surprise Store, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Manhattan, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Tehachapi, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Ft Collins, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Britton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1986	Denison, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 965 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 1986-03-09: 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 25	732
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2