Weather Records on 9 December 1980

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1980. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 9 December 1980

On 9 December 1980, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 742 daily.
Sviland set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 9 December 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 9 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roetgen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newhope 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.4 cm (11.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 174.

Records on 9 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	174

Records on 9 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1980

Top 20 records on 9 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1980	Sviland, NO	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Quatsino, CA	monthly rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Gorlitz, DE	monthly snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Parishville 1 WNW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1980	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	40 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 760 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	537
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2