Weather Records on 23 March 2009

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2009. Highest significance: Kaycee, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 2009

On 23 March 2009, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 890 daily.
Kaycee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 23 March 2009.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 23 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sejmchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 58, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 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

23 March 2009

Top 20 records on 23 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2009	Kaycee, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 March 2009	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Ardmore 1 NW, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Clear Lake, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Belltower, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Grant 5 SE, US	monthly snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Kaycee, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Kaycee, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Castlewood, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Juncos 1 SE, PR	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Golden Valley 9S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Salina, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2009	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	59 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

1796 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 952 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	679
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1