Weather Records on 9 December 1927

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1927. Highest significance: Weilmoringle, AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1927

On 9 December 1927, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 349 daily.
Weilmoringle set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.3 mm (5.2 in) on 9 December 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 9 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1927

Top 20 records on 9 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1927	Weilmoringle, AU	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1927	Toulby, AU	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1927	Gnomery, AU	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1927	Dumble, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1927	Muckerawa, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1927	Wilkie, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1927	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1927	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Lowville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Sussex, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1927	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	25 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 356 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 100	311
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1