Weather Records on 6 March 2009

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2009. Highest significance: Sirte, LY.

Key Facts for 6 March 2009

On 6 March 2009, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
727 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Sirte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 6 March 2009.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 6 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 362, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	362
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2009

Top 20 records on 6 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2009	Sirte, LY	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2009	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2009	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2009	Klippeneck, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2009	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2009	Nikko, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Bochum, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Atchison, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Lake City, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Charleston, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Maryville 2E, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2009	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 03-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1810	1
1811	1
1815	1
1816	1
1818	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	3
1862	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	3
1872	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	7
1896	8
1897	5
1898	11
1899	1
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	8
1904	3
1905	2
1906	19
1907	3
1908	22
1909	26
1910	80
1911	15
1912	38
1913	84
1914	29
1915	44
1916	51
1917	47
1918	151
1919	86
1920	166
1921	179
1922	72
1923	75
1924	113
1925	229
1926	141
1927	114
1928	84
1929	141
1930	117
1931	470
1932	547
1933	212
1934	317
1935	465
1936	127
1937	514
1938	188
1939	493
1940	246
1941	273
1942	432
1943	1,090
1944	626
1945	829
1946	747
1947	573
1948	718
1949	349
1950	554
1951	1,008
1952	222
1953	214
1954	344
1955	612
1956	1,250
1957	497
1958	549
1959	718
1960	1,563
1961	1,031
1962	708
1963	464
1964	398
1965	511
1966	304
1967	681
1968	717
1969	404
1970	404
1971	806
1972	1,195
1973	779
1974	976
1975	469
1976	702
1977	636
1978	884
1979	1,114
1980	438
1981	760
1982	494
1983	2,157
1984	603
1985	440
1986	729
1987	1,773
1988	833
1989	1,913
1990	1,116
1991	1,040
1992	1,125
1993	525
1994	681
1995	1,418
1996	1,112
1997	1,041
1998	1,320
1999	702
2000	1,546
2001	970
2002	893
2003	856
2004	1,253
2005	1,194
2006	678
2007	997
2008	784
2009	1,086
2010	958
2011	689
2012	490
2013	862
2014	954
2015	1,836
2016	1,065
2017	962
2018	594
2019	1,309
2020	1,021
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	863
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,123

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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	814
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2