Weather Records on 9 December 1951

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1951. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1951

On 9 December 1951, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 824 daily.
Harrison set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 9 December 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 9 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 9 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 9 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1951

Top 20 records on 9 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Vaughn, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Angola, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1951	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Scipio, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Melville, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Pomona/Fairplex, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Bainbridge, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1951	Manti, US	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	30 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 849 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	673
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1