Weather Records on 9 March 1993

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1993. Highest significance: Riverton, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1993

On 9 March 1993, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 649 daily.
Riverton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 9 March 1993.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 9 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Woodburn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Rio Antinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 9 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 9 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1993

Top 20 records on 9 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1993	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Granville, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Sharon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Barnes STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Boksjo, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1993	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1993. 1993 had 658 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	450
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2