Weather Records on 9 December 2021

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 2021. Highest significance: Bialystok, PL.

Key Facts for 9 December 2021

On 9 December 2021, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 660 daily.
Bialystok set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 9 December 2021.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 9 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stump Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seaqaqa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Lost Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East Willow Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Labasa Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Divide Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merchant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schofield Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Cone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Res.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth-Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buck Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ripple Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dams	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 2021

Top 20 records on 9 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 2021	Bialystok, PL	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2021	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2021	Bobin (Bobin Creek), AU	monthly rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2021	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Pamplona (Observatorio), ES	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Big Flat, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Pamplona, ES	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Battle Mountain, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Stump Lakes, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Park Reservoir, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Molas Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Kimberly Mine, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Seaqaqa, FJ	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Columbine Pass, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Willow Tree (Yarrabah), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Elk River, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	North Lost Trail, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	Spud Mountain, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2021	East Willow Creek, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 674 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-12-09: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	572
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1