Weather Records on 9 December 1956

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1956. Highest significance: Mabel Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1956

On 9 December 1956, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 650 daily.
Mabel Lake set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 9 December 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 9 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 9 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 9 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1956

Top 20 records on 9 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1956	Mabel Lake, CA	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1956	Fernie, CA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Mabel Lake, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Spruce, US	monthly rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Porthill, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Girwan Naraini, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Bear Creek, CA	all-time rain	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Duncan, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Marietta 3 NNW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 672 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	510
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1