Weather Records on 9 December 1958

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1958. Highest significance: Vryburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1958

On 9 December 1958, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 361 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 669 daily.
Vryburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 9 December 1958.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 9 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 9 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 9 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1958

Top 20 records on 9 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1958	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Noblesville River, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Newell, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Virden, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Butler, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1958	Oswego, US	all-time snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1958	Aurora Water, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1958	Clinton #1, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1958	Newell, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1958	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	33 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 678 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	539
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1