Weather Records on 9 December 1979

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1979. Highest significance: Minatitlan, MX.

Key Facts for 9 December 1979

On 9 December 1979, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
444 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 664 daily.
Minatitlan set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 9 December 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 9 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.4 cm (12.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.4 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1979

Top 20 records on 9 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1979	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Majkop, RU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Jasper, CA	daily snowfall	31.4 cm (12.4 in)	16.9 cm (6.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Camrose, CA	daily snowfall	16.4 cm (6.5 in)	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Tomsk, RU	monthly high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Meda, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Mamakuil, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	monthly snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	4.7 cm (1.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1979	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	68 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 693 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	547
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1