Weather Records on 9 March 2023

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2023. Highest significance: So Entrance Yosemite Np, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 2023

On 9 March 2023, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,083 daily.
So Entrance Yosemite Np set an all-time record daily snowfall of 152.4 cm (60.0 in) on 9 March 2023.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 9 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Borculo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 24 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lettele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Disaster Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lochem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosette	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 9 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 9 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 27, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1041.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2023

Top 20 records on 9 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2023	So Entrance Yosemite Np, US	all-time snowfall	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	76 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2023	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2023	McGill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	125 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2023	Bowie, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2023	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Mt Hamilton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2023	Borculo, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Bowman Dam, US	daily snowfall	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Colfax, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Undilla Station, AU	all-time rain	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2023	Doetinchem, NL	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	54 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 1,119 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 2026-10-17 (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	934
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	5
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1