Weather Records on 9 March 2012

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2012. Highest significance: Waikapu 390, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 2012

On 9 March 2012, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 890 daily.
Waikapu 390 set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 9 March 2012.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 9 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell (Exhibition Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Fap David Abenzur Rengifo	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2012

Top 20 records on 9 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2012	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2012	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	127 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2012	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2012	Celina, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Chiconautla, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Ensay, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Franklin, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Russellville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Elk, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Buchan, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Sarsfield East, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Buchan South, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2012	Karungi, SE	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	47 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

1798 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2012. 2012 had 909 records.

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

Records on 03-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1807	1
1808	2
1811	3
1813	2
1814	1
1815	1
1824	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1855	1
1858	1
1860	1
1862	2
1863	2
1864	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	6
1893	6
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1901	3
1902	9
1903	29
1904	8
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	36
1909	14
1910	21
1911	35
1912	25
1913	100
1914	66
1915	39
1916	53
1917	52
1918	32
1919	57
1920	23
1921	89
1922	31
1923	148
1924	104
1925	211
1926	133
1927	107
1928	187
1929	210
1930	114
1931	387
1932	1,604
1933	136
1934	266
1935	288
1936	350
1937	172
1938	209
1939	400
1940	263
1941	366
1942	453
1943	679
1944	685
1945	107
1946	249
1947	249
1948	857
1949	436
1950	382
1951	777
1952	266
1953	338
1954	689
1955	629
1956	452
1957	547
1958	534
1959	138
1960	1,155
1961	416
1962	552
1963	349
1964	1,148
1965	305
1966	478
1967	731
1968	771
1969	858
1970	403
1971	457
1972	957
1973	930
1974	1,694
1975	639
1976	635
1977	1,418
1978	952
1979	856
1980	444
1981	1,199
1982	879
1983	996
1984	1,365
1985	710
1986	965
1987	1,043
1988	743
1989	1,504
1990	1,140
1991	447
1992	1,377
1993	658
1994	1,897
1995	1,910
1996	3,236
1997	759
1998	1,710
1999	1,369
2000	2,384
2001	838
2002	1,514
2003	1,120
2004	1,162
2005	937
2006	1,129
2007	634
2008	1,201
2009	1,110
2010	1,409
2011	958
2012	909
2013	1,015
2014	982
2015	655
2016	1,285
2017	678
2018	435
2019	901
2020	759
2021	746
2022	1,209
2023	1,119
2024	536
2025	656
2026	1,050

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	746
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1