Weather Records on 4 March 2009

1,460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2009. Highest significance: Portola, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2009

On 4 March 2009, 1,460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,385 daily.
Portola set a daily record snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 4 March 2009.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,460 stations

1,460 station records on 4 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aldgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,460 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 4 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 4 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,115 broken records

Margins by which the 1,115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2009

Top 20 records on 4 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2009	Portola, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2009	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2009	Susanville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2009	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Ellensburg, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Hanksville, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Sells, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Tombstone, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Palisade, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Manila, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Moab, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	San Simon, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Fruita, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Ft Sumner, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2009	Heber, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 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

1801 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2009. 2009 had 1,460 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-04 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1804	1
1810	1
1814	1
1816	1
1817	1
1837	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	5
1846	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	6
1881	5
1882	2
1884	1
1886	3
1888	4
1889	3
1890	7
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	11
1897	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	18
1904	8
1905	8
1906	14
1907	13
1908	15
1909	23
1910	7
1911	6
1912	46
1913	23
1914	27
1915	27
1916	37
1917	51
1918	79
1919	162
1920	76
1921	99
1922	59
1923	206
1924	139
1925	272
1926	144
1927	132
1928	100
1929	252
1930	148
1931	295
1932	341
1933	357
1934	402
1935	528
1936	171
1937	336
1938	628
1939	278
1940	242
1941	278
1942	266
1943	1,123
1944	564
1945	465
1946	679
1947	407
1948	698
1949	299
1950	638
1951	740
1952	747
1953	540
1954	528
1955	1,317
1956	504
1957	294
1958	414
1959	743
1960	2,289
1961	773
1962	536
1963	502
1964	677
1965	855
1966	1,050
1967	359
1968	1,100
1969	252
1970	332
1971	1,217
1972	632
1973	569
1974	1,456
1975	514
1976	1,696
1977	1,240
1978	1,905
1979	1,100
1980	742
1981	742
1982	758
1983	2,210
1984	671
1985	1,118
1986	1,113
1987	1,577
1988	924
1989	1,369
1990	738
1991	1,343
1992	1,283
1993	749
1994	959
1995	1,062
1996	727
1997	1,013
1998	1,720
1999	990
2000	878
2001	762
2002	2,015
2003	861
2004	1,092
2005	782
2006	711
2007	779
2008	919
2009	1,460
2010	517
2011	682
2012	755
2013	708
2014	1,792
2015	577
2016	748
2017	571
2018	645
2019	2,178
2020	873
2021	492
2022	516
2023	807
2024	1,328
2025	695
2026	747

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Data for records on 2009-03-04: 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	1,103
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2