Weather Records on 9 March 1989

1,504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1989. Highest significance: Bristow, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1989

On 9 March 1989, 1,504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
697 were record highs and 520 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Bristow set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 9 March 1989.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,504 stations

1,504 station records on 9 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bristow	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,504 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 386, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 256, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 9 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	386
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	256
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 9 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 109, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,207 broken records

Margins by which the 1,207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1989

Top 20 records on 9 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1989	Bristow, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1989	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Chester, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Brunswick, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Bakke, NO	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Fedafjorden II, NO	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	McCloud, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Egersund, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Bucks Creek, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Moab, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Blinman, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Dyer 5S, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Live Oak, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1989	Biboohra, AU	daily rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 1,504 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 1989-03-09: 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	1,195
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2