Weather Records on 9 December 1983

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1983. Highest significance: Hull, GB.

Key Facts for 9 December 1983

On 9 December 1983, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 635 daily.
Hull set a daily record precipitation of 40.7 mm (1.6 in) on 9 December 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 9 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingstone	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 218.

Records on 9 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	218

Records on 9 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 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 1983

Top 20 records on 9 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1983	Hull, GB	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Hull, GB	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Stonyford, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Sibley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Flandreau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Long Is 1N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Stockville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Hastings 4N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Naponee, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1983	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	38 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 664 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	378
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	6