Weather Records on 31 December 2009

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2009. Highest significance: Wakefield 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2009

On 31 December 2009, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 800 daily.
Wakefield 4 W set an all-time record daily snowfall of 41.9 cm (16.5 in) on 31 December 2009.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 31 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Turner Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yaraka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon Np 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 166.

Records on 31 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	166

Records on 31 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 56, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2009

Top 20 records on 31 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2009	Wakefield 4 W, US	all-time snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2009	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Thule Op Site, GL	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Red Oak, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Indore, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Burlington Junction, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2009	Dodson 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Muttaburra, AU	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Etne, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Betatakin, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Blackall Township, AU	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2009	Osijek, HR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	84 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

1797 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2009. 2009 had 867 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	594
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2