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Weather Records on 8 December 1918

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1918. Highest significance: Buffelsfontein 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 December 1918

  • On 8 December 1918, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Buffelsfontein 14 set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 December 1918.
  • Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 8 December 1918 27 station records on 8 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 8 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Buffelsfontein 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.2 C (108.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 8 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 December 1918 by timescale Records on 8 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 8 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1918 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 34 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 43
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1918
Top 20 records on 8 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 December 1918Buffelsfontein 14, ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min4.9 C (40.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Vryburg (Pol), ZAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Madison Wb City, USdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Concordia ASOS, USdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Port Stanley, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Vestervig, DKdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max42.2 C (108.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Halifax, CAdaily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Halifax, CAdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high min-0.4 C (31.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Harnosand, SEdaily high min (Tie)1.0 C (33.8 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Toledo Blade, USdaily high min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1918Dubuque River, USdaily high max (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie28 years3 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 1918
Records on 12-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 27 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 1918. 1918 had 27 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).