Weather Records on 14 December 2009

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2009. Highest significance: Doyle, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 2009

On 14 December 2009, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 820 daily.
Doyle set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 14 December 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 14 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio de Los Ibarra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ponza Island	Italy	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon Np 2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Maravilla	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 14 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 14 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 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

14 December 2009

Top 20 records on 14 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2009	Doyle, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2009	Lebanon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2009	Lastovo, HR	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2009	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2009	New Orleans Algiers, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 December 2009	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	El Refugio de Los Ibarra, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Ponza Island, IT	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Knoxville, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Hardin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Ephraim, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Grand Canyon Np 2, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Beloit, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2009	Alton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	82 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 848 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 14 December 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	606
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1