Weather Records on 8 December 1914

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1914. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1914

On 8 December 1914, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 42 daily.
Moorestown 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 December 1914.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 8 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 December 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1914

Top 20 records on 8 December 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1914	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1914	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Chemnitz, DE	monthly high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Plauen, DE	monthly high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Plauen, DE	monthly high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Nurnberg, DE	monthly high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Kazan, RU	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Vineland, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Freiburg, DE	monthly high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Bamberg, DE	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Magdeburg, DE	monthly high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1914	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	4 years	16 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 59 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	45
5 to 10	1
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1