Weather Records on 9 December 1973

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1973. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1973

On 9 December 1973, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 665 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 9 December 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 9 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 9 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 9 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1973

Top 20 records on 9 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1973	Greenville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1973	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Monterey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Williamston 1 E, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Clarksville, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Durham, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Umea, SE	daily low max	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Huberdeau, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1973	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	43 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 679 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 1973-12-09: 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	534
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2