Weather Records on 9 December 1972

1,776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1972. Highest significance: Rowlesburg 1, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1972

On 9 December 1972, 1,776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 1,097 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 85 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 1,549 daily.
Rowlesburg 1 set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 9 December 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,776 stations

1,776 station records on 9 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Grove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,776 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 614, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 483, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 9 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	614
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	483
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 9 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 85, monthly 142, daily 1,549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,505 broken records

Margins by which the 1,505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1972

Top 20 records on 9 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1972	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1972	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1972	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1972	Spencer, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1972	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Oak City, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Thomas, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Weston, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Jequie, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Hamlin, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Philippi, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Newport, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Fremont 5 NW, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1972	Sutton Lake, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	51 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,776 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	1,440
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1