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Weather Records on 8 December 1897

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1897. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1897

  • On 8 December 1897, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 8 December 1897.
  • Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 8 December 1897 14 station records on 8 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 8 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 December 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St GeorgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 8 December 1897 by type Records set or tied on 8 December 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 December 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 8 December 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 December 1897 by timescale Records on 8 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 8 December 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1897 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1210 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 1012
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1897
Top 14 records on 8 December 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 December 1897Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)24 years51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1897Cape St George, AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)0 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Stockholm, SEdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Harnosand, SEdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Karlshamn, SEdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max19.7 C (67.5 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Falun, SEdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Lund, SEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1897Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)10 years7 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 1897
Records on 12-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1897. 1897 had 14 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 1897. 1897 had 14 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).