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.
"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."
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