Weather Records on 8 December 2009

1,593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2009. Highest significance: Panguitch, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2009

On 8 December 2009, 1,593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,517 daily.
Panguitch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 8 December 2009.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,593 stations

1,593 station records on 8 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allen	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon Np 2	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,593 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 300, Deepest snow cover 167.

Records on 8 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	300
Deepest snow cover	167

Records on 8 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 71, daily 1,517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,251 broken records

Margins by which the 1,251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2009

Top 20 records on 8 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2009	Panguitch, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 December 2009	Espanola, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 December 2009	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	118 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Bagdad, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Moab, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Levan, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Williams, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Caliente, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Gresham 3W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Trout Dale 3 SSE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2009	Hurbanovo, SK	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 1,593 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,179
100 to 200	60
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1