Weather Records on 9 December 1912

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1912. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1912

On 9 December 1912, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 9 December 1912.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

18 stations

18 station records on 9 December 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.

Records on 9 December 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 December 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records

Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1912

Top 18 records on 9 December 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1912	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1912	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Moama, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Kerang, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	31 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	11 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low max (Tie)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Welland, CA	daily high max (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min (Tie)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	tie	7 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1912	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min (Tie)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	tie	1 year	0 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 18 records.

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

Records on 12-09 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1820	1
1825	3
1831	1
1844	1
1856	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	4
1879	9
1880	1
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	4
1902	18
1903	7
1904	2
1905	9
1906	15
1907	28
1908	5
1909	18
1910	36
1911	31
1912	18
1913	37
1914	57
1915	139
1916	366
1917	106
1918	40
1919	58
1920	221
1921	58
1922	311
1923	203
1924	164
1925	93
1926	113
1927	356
1928	110
1929	192
1930	211
1931	434
1932	339
1933	250
1934	364
1935	263
1936	143
1937	348
1938	329
1939	1,030
1940	251
1941	144
1942	370
1943	496
1944	327
1945	178
1946	1,308
1947	303
1948	278
1949	299
1950	382
1951	849
1952	553
1953	347
1954	226
1955	352
1956	672
1957	565
1958	678
1959	217
1960	426
1961	818
1962	377
1963	642
1964	547
1965	706
1966	968
1967	639
1968	482
1969	347
1970	987
1971	655
1972	1,776
1973	679
1974	629
1975	668
1976	868
1977	1,548
1978	2,060
1979	693
1980	760
1981	748
1982	589
1983	664
1984	588
1985	1,074
1986	658
1987	1,007
1988	939
1989	1,270
1990	844
1991	878
1992	791
1993	912
1994	1,071
1995	1,247
1996	946
1997	1,214
1998	769
1999	774
2000	920
2001	505
2002	1,052
2003	824
2004	1,108
2005	1,714
2006	1,718
2007	1,124
2008	1,052
2009	2,442
2010	1,726
2011	496
2012	753
2013	1,018
2014	510
2015	1,054
2016	679
2017	715
2018	626
2019	614
2020	571
2021	674
2022	666
2023	907
2024	422
2025	1,602

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Data for records on 1912-12-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	10
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1