Weather Records on 9 December 1974

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1974. Highest significance: Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1974

On 9 December 1974, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 622 daily.
Fort Cunynghame (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 9 December 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 9 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra da Estiva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 9 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 9 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1974

Top 20 records on 9 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1974	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1974	Pindobacu, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Chesterfield, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	148 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Mascote, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Colinet, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Geisenheim, DE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1974	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	35 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 629 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	523
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1