Weather Records on 29 March 2009

1,199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2009. Highest significance: Dayton 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 2009

On 29 March 2009, 1,199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,163 daily.
Dayton 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 29 March 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,199 stations

1,199 station records on 29 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodward	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pickfoot Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gate	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,199 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 29 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 29 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2009

Top 20 records on 29 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2009	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Coldwater, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Cordele, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	106 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Blakely, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Meade, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Beaver, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Freedom, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Mannford 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Kingman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Mutual, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Anthony, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2009	Woodward, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1805 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2009. 2009 had 1,199 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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 100	888
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	3