Weather Records on 10 March 2009

1,407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 2009. Highest significance: Britton, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 2009

On 10 March 2009, 1,407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 570 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,382 daily.
Britton set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 10 March 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,407 stations

1,407 station records on 10 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Goonahra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,407 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 355, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 215, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 10 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	355
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	215
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 10 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,080 broken records

Margins by which the 1,080 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

10 March 2009

Top 20 records on 10 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 2009	Britton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Long Creek, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Wishek, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2009	Allerton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Edina, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Downing, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	118 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Halstad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Milan, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Alectown (Goonahra), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2009	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	52 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

1807 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2009. 2009 had 1,407 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	1,021
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1