Weather Records on 9 December 1977

1,548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1977. Highest significance: Manistique Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1977

On 9 December 1977, 1,548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 811 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,440 daily.
Manistique Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 9 December 1977.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,548 stations

1,548 station records on 9 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,548 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 457, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 272, Deepest snow cover 205.

Records on 9 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	457
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	272
Deepest snow cover	205

Records on 9 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 99, daily 1,440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,285 broken records

Margins by which the 1,285 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 1977

Top 20 records on 9 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1977	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1977	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1977	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1977	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1977	Warren, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Rogers City 3 S, US	monthly snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Kane 1NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	St Thomas, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.6 cm (10.1 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Defiance, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Inukjuak Ua, CA	daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1977	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	49 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 1,548 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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Data for records on 1977-12-09: 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 50	1,073
50 to 100	124
100 to 150	45
150 to 200	30
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1