Weather Records on 9 March 2002

1,514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2002. Highest significance: Guemez, MX.

Key Facts for 9 March 2002

On 9 March 2002, 1,514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 492 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,487 daily.
Guemez set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 9 March 2002.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,514 stations

1,514 station records on 9 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guemez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,514 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 1,487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2002

Top 20 records on 9 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2002	Guemez, MX	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2002	Vinton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Baldwin, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Solon Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Underwood, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Old Faithful, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Denton, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Piper City, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Stanley, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Greenville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Thorhult, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2002	Chinook, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2002. 2002 had 1,514 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	1,238
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1