"The official Hyeres weather station recorded 113.7mm within 24 hours, which makes these values seem credible. This marks a new record for the station, beating the previous daily March record of 84.1mm in 1988."
"On Tuesday, a six-inch hailstone was reported by a resident in the city of Kankakee, which if verified, would mark a new state record. The previous state record was 4.75 inches was recorded in the village of Miniooka in June 2015."
"A persistent region of high pressure has resulted in record-breaking heat across the Namakwa district and western Cape in South Africa, with many weather stations shattering their all-time March temperature records."
On March 9, severe thunderstorms impacted southern France with multiple departments under yellow alert. The Var department experienced the heaviest rainfall, with the official Hyeres station recording 113.7mm in 24 hours, a new daily March record surpassing the previous 84.1mm from 1988. Private weather stations reported 104.4mm in 7.5 hours and 92.7mm in 3 hours. Heavy rainfall caused the Gapeau river to burst its banks, reaching 2.34m and approaching 2011 flood levels. Simultaneously, the United States experienced active severe convective storms. Illinois reported a six-inch hailstone in Kankakee on Tuesday, potentially breaking the state record of 4.75 inches from 2015. In South Africa, persistent high pressure created a heat dome, causing record-breaking March temperatures across the Namakwa district and western Cape.
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