Weather Records on 9 December 1981

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1981. Highest significance: Pecs Pogany, HU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1981

On 9 December 1981, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 727 daily.
Pecs Pogany set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 9 December 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 9 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakerstown 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 9 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 9 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1981

Top 20 records on 9 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1981	Pecs Pogany, HU	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1981	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Bonnie Rock, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Taunton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Lagoa Branca, BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Mont Louis, CA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	monthly snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	all-time low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Buxton, GB	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1981	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 748 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 100	613
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1