Weather Records on 16 March 2009

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2009. Highest significance: Holland 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 16 March 2009

On 16 March 2009, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 665 daily.
Holland 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 16 March 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 16 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lookingglass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs)	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lost Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killiecrankie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Deer Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boothville ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 16 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 16 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2009

Top 20 records on 16 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2009	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	24.8 cm (9.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Gasquet Rs, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Monticello, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Townsend 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Winchester, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Roseburg, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Grand Marais, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Riverton, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2009	Lookingglass, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 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

1801 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2009. 2009 had 681 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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	515
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1