Weather Records on 9 December 2002

1,052 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 2002. Highest significance: Harlingen, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 2002

On 9 December 2002, 1,052 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 628 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Harlingen set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 9 December 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,052 stations

1,052 station records on 9 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez del Teul	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangut	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,052 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 9 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 9 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 2002

Top 20 records on 9 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 2002	Harlingen, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2002	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Agalega, MU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Middleburg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Pearsall, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	El Campo, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Floydada, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Avon, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Robstown, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Schierke, DE	daily low max	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Wauchula, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Elmira, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Kingsville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2002	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 1,052 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 2002-12-09: 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	807
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1