Weather Records on 15 March 2009

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2009. Highest significance: Kaneohe 838.1, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 2009

On 15 March 2009, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 737 daily.
Kaneohe 838.1 set a daily record precipitation of 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 15 March 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 15 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston (Cemetery Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Ind Park 702.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooms Lake (Tooms River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrandyte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burns Creek (Janefield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Blessington (Heathcote)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanya	China	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 15 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 15 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 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

15 March 2009

Top 20 records on 15 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2009	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Kaspiyskiy, RU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2009	Dover, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Geeveston (Cemetery Road), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Oakland, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Sewanee, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Campbell Ind Park 702.5, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Gigant, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Bremerton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2009	Margate (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	46 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

1810 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2009. 2009 had 744 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	607
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1