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Weather Records on 8 December 1915

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1915. Highest significance: Wee Waa (George St), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1915

  • On 8 December 1915, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 66 daily.
  • Wee Waa (George St) set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 8 December 1915.
  • Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

67 stations
Weather records on 8 December 1915 67 station records on 8 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
67 station records on 8 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wee Waa (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
M.R.A.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ElsinoraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CurrawinyaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TinapageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TalyealyeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-10.9 C (12.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BrewonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BurburgateAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonaldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records
Records on 8 December 1915 by type Records set or tied on 8 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 47Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 8 December 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall47
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 8 December 1915 by timescale Records on 8 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 66. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 66all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 66.
Records on 8 December 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily66

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1915 Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 4310 to 20: 920 to 30: 630 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1043
10 to 209
20 to 306
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1915
Top 20 records on 8 December 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 December 1915Wee Waa (George St), AUdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)48.0 mm (1.9 in)28 years47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1915Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)28 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1915M.R.A., AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)32 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1915Coonamble (Pier Pier), AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Boorolong, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.0 C (73.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Orebro, SEdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Gysinge, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Cobar (Lerida), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Skara 1, SEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Merrowie North, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Walgett (Dungalear), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Walgett (Euroka), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Elsinora, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Barringun, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Gavle, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Beechal, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1915Collerina (Corrella), AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)35 years17 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 1915
Records on 12-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1915. 1915 had 67 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: 7472019: 6232020: 9422021: 3622022: 6822023: 9092024: 4262025: 9861796188219061922193819541970198620022018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1915. 1915 had 67 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
2018747
2019623
2020942
2021362
2022682
2023909
2024426
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 (2026-10-15).