Weather Records on 9 December 1950

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1950. Highest significance: Berlin (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1950

On 9 December 1950, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 368 daily.
Berlin (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 9 December 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 9 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 9 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 9 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 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 1950

Top 20 records on 9 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1950	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Gardiner, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Eastport, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Windsor, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Farmington, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Fredericton Unb, CA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1950	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1950	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1950	Madison, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1950	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1950	Middleboro, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1950	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	31 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 382 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	271
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2