Weather Records on 9 March 1988

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1988. Highest significance: Kaallaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 March 1988

On 9 March 1988, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 729 daily.
Kaallaagte set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 9 March 1988.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 9 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eunice	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagold	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 9 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 9 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1988

Top 20 records on 9 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1988	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1988	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1988	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1988	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1988	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal", ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Jennings, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Serowe, BW	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Porto Novo, BR	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Oakdale, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Intake, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Kempten, DE	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1988	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1988. 1988 had 743 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 1988-03-09: 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 100	575
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1