Weather Records on 9 December 1990

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1990. Highest significance: Ruby Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 9 December 1990

On 9 December 1990, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 823 daily.
Ruby Plains set a daily record precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 9 December 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 9 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fresnillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maradi	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1990

Top 20 records on 9 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1990	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1990	Kherson, UA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1990	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Milan, IT	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Hamilton Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Zuara, LY	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Cotonou, BJ	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Nice, FR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Paia 406, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Colgate, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Banka Banka, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Anaconda, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1990	Long Prairie, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	37 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 844 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-12-09: 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 20	638
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1