Weather Records on 9 December 1985

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1985. Highest significance: Ft Collins, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1985

On 9 December 1985, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Ft Collins set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 9 December 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 9 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawksdale Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 304.

Records on 9 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	304

Records on 9 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 42, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1985

Top 20 records on 9 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1985	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Windsor, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Kemmerer 2N, US	all-time snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Beulah, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Carpenter 3N, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1985	Ogallala, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Mitchell 5E, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Wessington Springs, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Beulah, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1985	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 years	52 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 1,074 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 1985-12-09: 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 100	769
100 to 200	100
200 to 300	29
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1