Weather Records on 9 December 1949

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1949. Highest significance: Dublin 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1949

On 9 December 1949, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 291 daily.
Dublin 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 9 December 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 9 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cochise 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1949

Top 20 records on 9 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1949	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1949	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1949	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1949	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1949	Boolaloo, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Tartu, EE	monthly high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Tartu, EE	monthly high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	High River, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1949	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	55 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 299 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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Data for records on 1949-12-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	221
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2