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Weather Records on 9 December 1909

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1909. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 9 December 1909

  • On 9 December 1909, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Oksoey Fyr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 9 December 1909.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 9 December 1909 18 station records on 9 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 9 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation83.6 mm (3.3 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.3 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-28.3 C (-18.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 9 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 9 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 9 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 December 1909 by timescale Records on 9 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 9 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 December 1909 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1909
Top 18 records on 9 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 December 1909Oksoey Fyr, NOmonthly rain83.6 mm (3.3 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)33 years35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1909Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain30.3 mm (1.2 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)21 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min10.5 C (50.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max-28.3 C (-18.9 F)7.7 C (13.9 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909St John's, CAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie33 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 1909
Records on 12-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1909. 1909 had 18 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 1909. 1909 had 18 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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