Weather Records on 9 December 1963

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1963. Highest significance: Narromine (Alagalah St), AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1963

On 9 December 1963, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 632 daily.
Narromine (Alagalah St) set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 9 December 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 9 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 492, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	492
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1963

Top 20 records on 9 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1963	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1963	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Maryland, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Woronora Dam, AU	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Lima, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1963	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	45 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 642 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 1963-12-09: 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 25	476
25 to 50	69
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1