Weather Records on 8 December 1919

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1919. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1919

On 8 December 1919, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 57 daily.
Athens set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 8 December 1919.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 8 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1919

Top 20 records on 8 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1919	Athens, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1919	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Astoria, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Yalta, UA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Vineland, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Burrundulla, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1919	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	17 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 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 10	46
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1