Weather Records on 20 March 2009

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2009. Highest significance: Booker, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2009

On 20 March 2009, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 428 daily.
Booker set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 March 2009.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 20 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booker	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladislavovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bruneau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abag Qi	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hotan	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruoqiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monte S. Angelo	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yakushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huma	China	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 20 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 20 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 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

20 March 2009

Top 20 records on 20 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2009	Booker, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2009	Nicolas Bravo KM. 71, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Chon Buri, TH	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Booker, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Vladislavovka, UA	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Lukachukai, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Larrimah, AU	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Izucar de Matamoros (Smn), MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Centralia, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2009	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2009	Monticello 2E, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2009	El Cantil, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2009	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2009	Bruneau, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2009	Abag Qi, CN	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	56 years	31 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 445 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	340
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1