Weather Records on 9 December 1924

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1924. Highest significance: Borroloola, AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1924

On 9 December 1924, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 158 daily.
Borroloola set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 9 December 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 9 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 9 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1924

Top 20 records on 9 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1924	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1924	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1924	Weldon, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Daly Waters, AU	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Waterbury, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Glenariff, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1924	Bic, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 164 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	119
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1