Weather Records on 9 December 1996

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1996. Highest significance: Norfolk 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 1996

On 9 December 1996, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 915 daily.
Norfolk 2 SW set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 9 December 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 9 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 7 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 9 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 9 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1996

Top 20 records on 9 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1996	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Guildford Junction, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Keene, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Jackson, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Ware, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Montello 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Colville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Scotia, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Honesdale 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1996	Crescent City 7 ENE, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	42 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 946 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 1996-12-09: 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 50	657
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2