Weather Records on 9 December 1955

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1955. Highest significance: Lewisburg 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1955

On 9 December 1955, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 345 daily.
Lewisburg 3 N set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 9 December 1955.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 9 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 9 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 9 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 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 1955

Top 20 records on 9 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1955	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Brejo Santo, BR	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Mahone Bay, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Harrisville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	St Margaret's Bay, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1955	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Lucan, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Buckhannon, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1955	Kostroma, RU	daily low max	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	13.0 C (23.4 F)	28 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 352 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 50	255
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2