Weather Records on 9 December 2018

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 2018. Highest significance: Danville Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 December 2018

On 9 December 2018, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 590 daily.
Danville Rgnl AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 38.6 cm (15.2 in) on 9 December 2018.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 9 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 9 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 9 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 2018

Top 20 records on 9 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 2018	Danville Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Kingsport, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Siler City 2 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Richmond Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2018	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	High Pt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	124 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Santuck, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Abernathy, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Lafayette 2W, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Stamford 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Morganton, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Matador, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Clayton Wtp, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Louisburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	122 years	54 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 626 records.

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

Records on 12-09 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1820	1
1825	3
1831	1
1844	1
1856	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	4
1879	9
1880	1
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	4
1902	18
1903	7
1904	2
1905	9
1906	15
1907	28
1908	5
1909	18
1910	36
1911	31
1912	18
1913	37
1914	57
1915	139
1916	366
1917	106
1918	40
1919	58
1920	221
1921	58
1922	311
1923	203
1924	164
1925	93
1926	113
1927	356
1928	110
1929	192
1930	211
1931	434
1932	339
1933	250
1934	364
1935	263
1936	143
1937	348
1938	329
1939	1,030
1940	251
1941	144
1942	370
1943	496
1944	327
1945	178
1946	1,308
1947	303
1948	278
1949	299
1950	382
1951	849
1952	553
1953	347
1954	226
1955	352
1956	672
1957	565
1958	678
1959	217
1960	426
1961	818
1962	377
1963	642
1964	547
1965	706
1966	968
1967	639
1968	482
1969	347
1970	987
1971	655
1972	1,776
1973	679
1974	629
1975	668
1976	868
1977	1,548
1978	2,060
1979	693
1980	760
1981	748
1982	589
1983	664
1984	588
1985	1,074
1986	658
1987	1,007
1988	939
1989	1,270
1990	844
1991	878
1992	791
1993	912
1994	1,071
1995	1,247
1996	946
1997	1,214
1998	769
1999	774
2000	920
2001	505
2002	1,052
2003	824
2004	1,108
2005	1,714
2006	1,718
2007	1,124
2008	1,052
2009	2,442
2010	1,726
2011	496
2012	753
2013	1,018
2014	510
2015	1,054
2016	679
2017	715
2018	626
2019	614
2020	571
2021	674
2022	666
2023	907
2024	422
2025	1,602

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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	407
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	5