Weather Records on 9 December 1968

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1968. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 9 December 1968

On 9 December 1968, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 466 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 9 December 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 9 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Severnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.9 C (-50.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 9, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1968

Top 20 records on 9 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1968	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Belle Isle, CA	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Keg River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Clifton Vale, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1968	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Concord, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Biser, RU	daily low min	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily low min	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily low max	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Fitzgerald, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1968	Gagrskiy, GE	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 482 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	397
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2