Weather Records on 9 December 1916

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1916. Highest significance: Hatfield (Clare), AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1916

On 9 December 1916, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 360 daily.
Hatfield (Clare) set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 9 December 1916.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 9 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 9 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1916

Top 20 records on 9 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1916	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Kooba, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Walwa, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Beechal, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Kyamba, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1916	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 366 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 10	214
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1