Weather Records on 9 March 2024

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2024. Highest significance: Marseilles-Marignane, FR.

Key Facts for 9 March 2024

On 9 March 2024, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 514 daily.
Marseilles-Marignane set a daily record precipitation of 55.8 mm (2.2 in) on 9 March 2024.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 9 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Le Puy - Loudes	France	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kybo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prenti Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurtsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 9 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 9 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2024

Top 20 records on 9 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2024	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Troy, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Wyndham Aero, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2024	Painesville 4 NW, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Laverton, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Cordele, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Americus, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Le Puy - Loudes, FR	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	N Platte Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Headland, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Midville Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Monticello, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2024	Rushville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	115 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2024. 2024 had 536 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 50	442
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1