Weather Records on 9 December 1954

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1954. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 9 December 1954

On 9 December 1954, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 215 daily.
Freiburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.7 mm (2.0 in) on 9 December 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 9 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1954

Top 20 records on 9 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1954	Freiburg, DE	monthly rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1954	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	monthly rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1954	Arrilalah Telegraph Off, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Lodi, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Montelimar, FR	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Lugano, CH	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Geneve Observatoire, CH	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Antioch Fibrebrd Mills, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1954	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1954	Basel Binningen, CH	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1954	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 226 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	151
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2