Weather Records on 9 December 1969

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1969. Highest significance: Orlando Executive AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1969

On 9 December 1969, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 344 daily.
Orlando Executive AP set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 9 December 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 9 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 9 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 9 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1969

Top 20 records on 9 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1969	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Pjalica, RU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	St Augustine, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Ocala, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Clearwater, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Riggins, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1969	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1969	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1969	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	50 years	34 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 347 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 100	278
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1