Weather Records on 9 March 2020

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2020. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 2020

On 9 March 2020, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 739 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 9 March 2020.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 9 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bougouni	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	204.0 cm (80.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2020

Top 20 records on 9 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2020	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	130 years	78 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2020	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Lawrence, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Buxton, GB	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Postville, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Poltava, UA	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Le Mars, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Wallace, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Ft Ross, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Rock Rapids, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	N Loup, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Perelyub, RU	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Cambridge, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2020	Lynch, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	41 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 759 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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Data for records on 2020-03-09: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 March 2020
Margin	Records
0 to 100	656
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1