Weather Records on 9 March 2009

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2009. Highest significance: Sorve, EE.

Key Facts for 9 March 2009

On 9 March 2009, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Sorve set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 9 March 2009.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 9 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 9 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 9 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2009

Top 20 records on 9 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2009	Sorve, EE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2009	Oberlin, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2009	Kankakee Wwtp, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2009	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2009	Hiram, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2009	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2009	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Mercer, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Newark, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Long Creek, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Fremont, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Lacrosse, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2009	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	50 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2009. 2009 had 1,110 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	781
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1