Weather Records on 9 December 1962

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1962. Highest significance: Ludington 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1962

On 9 December 1962, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 368 daily.
Ludington 4 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 68.8 cm (27.1 in) on 9 December 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 9 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.8 cm (27.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gandipet(Osmansa)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chintakunta	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 9 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 9 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 325.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1962

Top 20 records on 9 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1962	Ludington 4 SE, US	all-time snowfall	68.8 cm (27.1 in)	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1962	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1962	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1962	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Sarangarh, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Gumla, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Glenville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Angul, IN	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1962	Najahan, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 377 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	257
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1