Weather Records on 9 March 2000

2,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 2000. Highest significance: Wooramel, AU.

Key Facts for 9 March 2000

On 9 March 2000, 2,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,602 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 2,313 daily.
Wooramel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 9 March 2000.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 9 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wahroonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bannaby (Hillasmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca Beach Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,384 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 986, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 616, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 9 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	986
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	616
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 9 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 62, daily 2,313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,034 broken records

Margins by which the 2,034 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 2000

Top 20 records on 9 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 2000	Wooramel, AU	all-time rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2000	Edaggee, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Hamelin Pool, AU	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	78 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Yaringa Station, AU	all-time rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Hamelin Station, AU	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Winning, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Ironwood, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Winderie, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Williambury, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Carbla Station, AU	all-time rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Wahroonga, AU	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Gnaraloo, AU	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 2000	Woodleigh, AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2000. 2000 had 2,384 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 2000-03-09: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,958
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1