Weather Records on 9 December 2003

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 2003. Highest significance: Morrison, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 2003

On 9 December 2003, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 805 daily.
Morrison set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 9 December 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 9 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 162.

Records on 9 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	162

Records on 9 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 2003

Top 20 records on 9 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 2003	Morrison, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2003	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2003	Marion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2003	Menno, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Ottumwa Ind AP, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Sioux Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	monthly rain	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Pickstown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Bargara, AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Mission 14 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Labelle, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Union Grove Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2003	Galesburg, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	47 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 824 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	573
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3