Weather Records on 9 December 1953

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1953. Highest significance: Parys (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1953

On 9 December 1953, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 342 daily.
Parys (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.0 mm (4.2 in) on 9 December 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 9 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1953

Top 20 records on 9 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1953	Parys (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Tipton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Southport, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Maquoketa, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Tipton, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Saint John, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Maryville 2E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Armour, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1953	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1953	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1953	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1953	Witbankfontein, ZA	monthly rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1953	Clinton #1, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1953	Cinclare, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	32 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 347 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	273
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2