Weather Records on 25 March 2009

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 2009. Highest significance: Lake Mills Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 2009

On 25 March 2009, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 872 daily.
Lake Mills Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 25 March 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 25 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 25 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 25 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 2009

Top 20 records on 25 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 2009	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Wishek, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Newell, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Stoughton Wwtp, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Halliday, US	all-time snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Beloit, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2009	Big Falls, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Butte 5SE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Wilton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Shields, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Appleton, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2009	Conlen, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	51 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

1806 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2009. 2009 had 910 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 March 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	690
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1