Weather Records on 9 December 1942

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1942. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1942

On 9 December 1942, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 363 daily.
Pooncarie (Tarcoola) set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 9 December 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 9 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 9 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 9 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1942

Top 20 records on 9 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1942	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1942	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Moroco East, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Mount Alfred, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Yathong, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Alattur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	T.Narsipur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Parli, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1942	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	38 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 370 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 200	325
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1