Weather Records on 9 December 1987

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1987. Highest significance: Kellogg, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1987

On 9 December 1987, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 988 daily.
Kellogg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 9 December 1987.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 9 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Pilar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1987

Top 20 records on 9 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1987	Kellogg, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1987	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Hartington, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Huntington, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Priest Rapids Dam, US	all-time rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Dallesport AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Red Wing, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Lien I Selbu, NO	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Songli, NO	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Virginia City, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Aunet, NO	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Baksjonaset, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Tower 2S, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1987	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	92 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,007 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	806
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2