Weather Records on 19 March 2009

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 19 March 2009

On 19 March 2009, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 583 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 2009.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 19 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rincon del Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guevea de Humboldt	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saigo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ofunato	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayan Mod	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wushaoling	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dachen Dao	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osaka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Prieta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2009

Top 20 records on 19 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2009	Rincon del Porvenir, MX	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Guevea de Humboldt, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Bardal, NO	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Memana (Babel Farm), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Luroy, NO	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Madera, MX	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Alpine, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Clifton, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Paradise, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Taiyuan, CN	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	State College, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Ishinomaki, JP	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2009	Wakamatsu, JP	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2009	Hamada, JP	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2009	Santo Domingo, DO	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2009	Sendai, JP	monthly high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2009	Tokyo, JP	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2009. 2009 had 602 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	500
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1