Weather Records on 16 December 2009

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2009. Highest significance: Odesa, UA.

Key Facts for 16 December 2009

On 16 December 2009, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 995 daily.
Odesa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 December 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 16 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Venado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maitinez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alvarado (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Damian Carmona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nozovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Mayab	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drewsey	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rincon del Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 16 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 16 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2009

Top 20 records on 16 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2009	Odesa, UA	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2009	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2009	Sulina, RO	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2009	Venado, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Maitinez, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Tulcea, RO	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	McAllen Miller Intl AP, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	La Encantada, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Playa Vicente, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 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)
16 December 2009	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Payette, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Weiser, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Lagunillas, MX	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	San Juan del Meco, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Alvarado (Dge), MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2009	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 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

1793 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,032 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	780
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2