Weather Records on 23 December 2009

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2009. Highest significance: Hot Springs, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2009

On 23 December 2009, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,038 daily.
Hot Springs set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 23 December 2009.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 23 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ocheyedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elkin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Man	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Opstveit	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Marlboro 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocheyedan	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 308.

Records on 23 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	308

Records on 23 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 1,038.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2009

Top 20 records on 23 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2009	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Dequeen, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Ocheyedan, US	all-time snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Elkin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Chatham, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Man, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2009	Warffum, NL	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Raymond Border STN, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Hachita 1W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Tiel, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Marum, NL	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Tilburg, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Eads, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2009	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 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

1793 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,073 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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Data for records on 2009-12-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 23 December 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	823
100 to 200	69
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1