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Weather Records on 8 December 1871

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1871. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 8 December 1871

  • On 8 December 1871, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Bologna set a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 8 December 1871.
  • Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 8 December 1871 4 station records on 8 December 1871 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 8 December 1871 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 December 1871: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BolognaItalyRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-17.3 C (0.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature-7.6 C (18.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 8 December 1871 by type Records set or tied on 8 December 1871 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 December 1871 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3.
Records on 8 December 1871 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 December 1871 by timescale Records on 8 December 1871 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 December 1871 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3.
Records on 8 December 1871 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1871 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.9. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 01.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1871
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.50
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.01

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1871
Top 4 records on 8 December 1871 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 December 1871Bologna, ITdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1871Uccle, BEmonthly low min-17.3 C (0.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1871Uccle, BEdaily low max-7.6 C (18.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1871Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min-14.4 C (6.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)

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 1871
Records on 12-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1871. 1871 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11805: 11815: 21824: 11825: 21844: 21846: 11848: 21854: 11856: 21866: 11868: 31869: 11871: 41875: 21879: 51882: 41885: 11886: 11891: 21892: 11894: 11896: 41897: 141898: 31899: 41900: 61901: 61902: 171903: 21904: 61905: 61906: 391907: 151908: 111909: 201910: 141911: 211912: 331913: 421914: 591915: 671916: 931917: 1061918: 271919: 591920: 951921: 531922: 1631923: 1761924: 3991925: 1071926: 801927: 5931928: 1001929: 1361930: 4211931: 2291932: 3271933: 1091934: 4371935: 2291936: 1381937: 4431938: 4471939: 6431940: 4951941: 1401942: 4811943: 3781944: 2691945: 3231946: 1,3311947: 2931948: 2691949: 2751950: 8591951: 1,4301952: 5391953: 3611954: 3541955: 1991956: 8901957: 4291958: 7941959: 5381960: 5441961: 2891962: 4131963: 7391964: 3751965: 5091966: 1,2551967: 4421968: 4361969: 6171970: 8011971: 9781972: 1,8251973: 5061974: 6311975: 4971976: 1,1301977: 1,5031978: 2,4401979: 5071980: 1,5271981: 9511982: 8351983: 9241984: 9891985: 1,0991986: 9581987: 7331988: 5811989: 1,4261990: 8471991: 9181992: 6891993: 9571994: 1,1781995: 7641996: 9491997: 1,1941998: 1,3481999: 5302000: 1,0562001: 5132002: 7352003: 8622004: 1,1722005: 2,0562006: 2,1662007: 1,0422008: 9242009: 1,5932010: 1,9512011: 9682012: 7242013: 1,4032014: 4042015: 1,1252016: 5942017: 6772018: 7392019: 6222020: 9372021: 3612022: 6822023: 9102024: 4272025: 9861796188219061922193819541970198620022018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1871. 1871 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-08 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18051
18152
18241
18252
18442
18461
18482
18541
18562
18661
18683
18691
18714
18752
18795
18824
18851
18861
18912
18921
18941
18964
189714
18983
18994
19006
19016
190217
19032
19046
19056
190639
190715
190811
190920
191014
191121
191233
191342
191459
191567
191693
1917106
191827
191959
192095
192153
1922163
1923176
1924399
1925107
192680
1927593
1928100
1929136
1930421
1931229
1932327
1933109
1934437
1935229
1936138
1937443
1938447
1939643
1940495
1941140
1942481
1943378
1944269
1945323
19461,331
1947293
1948269
1949275
1950859
19511,430
1952539
1953361
1954354
1955199
1956890
1957429
1958794
1959538
1960544
1961289
1962413
1963739
1964375
1965509
19661,255
1967442
1968436
1969617
1970801
1971978
19721,825
1973506
1974631
1975497
19761,130
19771,503
19782,440
1979507
19801,527
1981951
1982835
1983924
1984989
19851,099
1986958
1987733
1988581
19891,426
1990847
1991918
1992689
1993957
19941,178
1995764
1996949
19971,194
19981,348
1999530
20001,056
2001513
2002735
2003862
20041,172
20052,056
20062,166
20071,042
2008924
20091,593
20101,951
2011968
2012724
20131,403
2014404
20151,125
2016594
2017677
2018739
2019622
2020937
2021361
2022682
2023910
2024427
2025986

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).