Weather Records on 9 December 1961

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1961. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1961

On 9 December 1961, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 798 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 9 December 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 9 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 296, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 9 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	296
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 9 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1961

Top 20 records on 9 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1961	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1961	Wynne, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Salem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Greenville 2 W, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Shoals 8 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Princeton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Mora, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Blytheville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Osceola, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Murray, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Dresden, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Farmerville, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Paragould, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Arthur City, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1961	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 818 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-12-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	579
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3