Weather Records on 9 December 1966

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1966. Highest significance: Noblesville River, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1966

On 9 December 1966, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 891 daily.
Noblesville River set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 December 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 9 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 352, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	352
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1966

Top 20 records on 9 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1966	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1966	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Berea College, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Palmetto, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Florence, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Bjuraker, SE	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Haleyville, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Charleston, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Coldwater, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Harrow Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Lowell, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Okolona, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Salamonia, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1966	Weston, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 968 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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Data for records on 1966-12-09: 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	785
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1