Weather Records on 9 December 1915

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1915. Highest significance: Nelgowrie, AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1915

On 9 December 1915, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 138 daily.
Nelgowrie set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 9 December 1915.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 9 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 December 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1915

Top 20 records on 9 December 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1915	Nelgowrie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Coonimbia, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1915	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Willeroon, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Bomera, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Sussex, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1915	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1915. 1915 had 139 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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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 20	115
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1