Weather Records on 17 March 2009

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2009. Highest significance: Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 2009

On 17 March 2009, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 690 daily.
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook) set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 17 March 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 17 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen_Slettjord	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tosari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muren	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perevoz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tisul	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weifang	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 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

17 March 2009

Top 20 records on 17 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2009	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2009	Nye #2, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2009	La Encantada, MX	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Dundee (Wattle Dale), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Skjomen_Slettjord, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Madison, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Winona, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Walthill 1E, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Tosari, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Darrington Rs, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Muren, MN	all-time rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Chadron 3SW, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2009	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 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

1825 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2009. 2009 had 717 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	556
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1