Weather Records on 31 March 2009

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2009. Highest significance: Ekalaka, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2009

On 31 March 2009, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 861 daily.
Ekalaka set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 31 March 2009.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 31 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Dairyville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendon Brook (Lilyvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 31 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 31 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 63, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 920.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2009

Top 20 records on 31 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2009	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	109 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Coldwater, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Hulett, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2009	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Napoleon, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Miller, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Miller, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Porcupine 11 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2009	Chaffee 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	53 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

1808 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2009. 2009 had 927 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 2009-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	720
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1