Weather Records on 13 December 2009

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2009. Highest significance: Lebanon, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2009

On 13 December 2009, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 977 daily.
Lebanon set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 13 December 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 13 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Neola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White River #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Hongo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Channel Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.2 mm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 192.

Records on 13 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	192

Records on 13 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2009

Top 20 records on 13 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2009	Lebanon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2009	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Abbeville 4S, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	111 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Neola, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Darwin River Dam, AU	all-time rain	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Aspendell, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	114 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2009	Claiborne L&D, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2009	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2009	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2009	Ft Benning Lawson Fld, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2009	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2009	Kamiah, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 years	58 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 1,016 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	724
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1