Weather Records on 7 March 2009

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2009. Highest significance: Knoxville, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2009

On 7 March 2009, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
699 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 999 daily.
Knoxville set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 7 March 2009.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 7 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 458, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	458
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2009

Top 20 records on 7 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2009	Knoxville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2009	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2009	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2009	Morrison, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Kapoho Beach 93.11, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	La Harpe, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Laurel 3 W, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Detroit Willow Run AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Geneseo, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Walnut, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Paoli, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Detroit City AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Houston, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Buffalo, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2009	Hardy, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	45 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

1796 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 1,015 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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Data for records on 2009-03-07: 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 50	742
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1