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Weather Records on 9 December 1908

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1908. Highest significance: Point Clark, CA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1908

  • On 9 December 1908, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Point Clark set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 9 December 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 9 December 1908 5 station records on 9 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 9 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 9 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 December 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 December 1908 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 9 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 December 1908 by timescale Records on 9 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 9 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 December 1908 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 10: 310 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 103
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1908
Top 5 records on 9 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 December 1908Point Clark, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1908Stratford, CAdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1908Vestervig, DKdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.7 C (69.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1908Southampton, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1908
Records on 12-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11820: 11825: 31831: 11844: 11856: 11860: 11862: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21876: 21878: 41879: 91880: 11882: 31883: 11885: 21886: 21887: 11889: 11891: 31893: 11894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 41898: 31899: 51900: 11901: 41902: 181903: 71904: 21905: 91906: 151907: 281908: 51909: 181910: 361911: 311912: 181913: 371914: 571915: 1391916: 3661917: 1061918: 401919: 581920: 2211921: 581922: 3111923: 2031924: 1641925: 931926: 1131927: 3561928: 1101929: 1921930: 2111931: 4341932: 3391933: 2501934: 3641935: 2631936: 1431937: 3481938: 3291939: 1,0301940: 2511941: 1441942: 3701943: 4961944: 3271945: 1781946: 1,3081947: 3031948: 2781949: 2991950: 3821951: 8491952: 5531953: 3471954: 2261955: 3521956: 6721957: 5651958: 6781959: 2171960: 4261961: 8181962: 3771963: 6421964: 5471965: 7061966: 9681967: 6391968: 4821969: 3471970: 9871971: 6551972: 1,7761973: 6791974: 6291975: 6681976: 8681977: 1,5481978: 2,0601979: 6931980: 7601981: 7481982: 5891983: 6641984: 5881985: 1,0741986: 6581987: 1,0071988: 9391989: 1,2701990: 8441991: 8781992: 7911993: 9121994: 1,0711995: 1,2471996: 9461997: 1,2141998: 7691999: 7742000: 9202001: 5052002: 1,0522003: 8242004: 1,1082005: 1,7142006: 1,7182007: 1,1242008: 1,0522009: 2,4422010: 1,7262011: 4962012: 7532013: 1,0182014: 5102015: 1,0542016: 6792017: 7152018: 6262019: 6142020: 5712021: 6742022: 6662023: 9072024: 4222025: 1,6021796187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-09 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18201
18253
18311
18441
18561
18601
18621
18672
18681
18691
18713
18721
18732
18762
18784
18799
18801
18823
18831
18852
18862
18871
18891
18913
18931
18941
18953
18961
18974
18983
18995
19001
19014
190218
19037
19042
19059
190615
190728
19085
190918
191036
191131
191218
191337
191457
1915139
1916366
1917106
191840
191958
1920221
192158
1922311
1923203
1924164
192593
1926113
1927356
1928110
1929192
1930211
1931434
1932339
1933250
1934364
1935263
1936143
1937348
1938329
19391,030
1940251
1941144
1942370
1943496
1944327
1945178
19461,308
1947303
1948278
1949299
1950382
1951849
1952553
1953347
1954226
1955352
1956672
1957565
1958678
1959217
1960426
1961818
1962377
1963642
1964547
1965706
1966968
1967639
1968482
1969347
1970987
1971655
19721,776
1973679
1974629
1975668
1976868
19771,548
19782,060
1979693
1980760
1981748
1982589
1983664
1984588
19851,074
1986658
19871,007
1988939
19891,270
1990844
1991878
1992791
1993912
19941,071
19951,247
1996946
19971,214
1998769
1999774
2000920
2001505
20021,052
2003824
20041,108
20051,714
20061,718
20071,124
20081,052
20092,442
20101,726
2011496
2012753
20131,018
2014510
20151,054
2016679
2017715
2018626
2019614
2020571
2021674
2022666
2023907
2024422
20251,602

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).