Weather Records on 9 December 1948

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1948. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1948

On 9 December 1948, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 276 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 9 December 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 9 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 9 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 9 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1948

Top 20 records on 9 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1948	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Pierce Rs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Orofino, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Plant City, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Lumber City, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Eutawville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Beaver Lake, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Jacare, BR	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Stewart, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Newport, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Emerson, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1948	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	28 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 278 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 50	204
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1