Weather Records on 9 December 2005

1,714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 2005. Highest significance: Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 2005

On 9 December 2005, 1,714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 779 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,688 daily.
Shelbyville Sewage Plt set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 December 2005.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,714 stations

1,714 station records on 9 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,714 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 316, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 463, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 326, Deepest snow cover 309.

Records on 9 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	316
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	463
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	326
Deepest snow cover	309

Records on 9 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,348 broken records

Margins by which the 1,348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 2005

Top 20 records on 9 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 2005	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Haverhill, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Everett, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Huntingdon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2005	Kassala, SD	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Lincoln Rs, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Lincoln Rs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2005	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	104 years	53 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,714 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 50	1,050
50 to 100	168
100 to 150	78
150 to 200	37
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	4