Weather Records on 9 December 1992

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1992. Highest significance: Adin Rs, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1992

On 9 December 1992, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 782 daily.
Adin Rs set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 9 December 1992.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 9 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sagehen Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine Pipe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 9 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 9 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1992

Top 20 records on 9 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1992	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1992	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1992	Perillup, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1992	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1992	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Bologna, IT	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Challenge Rs, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	McCloud, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Albany, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Auburn, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Osage City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Parkfield, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Keno, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Georgetown Rs, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Marbling, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1992	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	48 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 791 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 1992-12-09: 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	625
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1