Weather Records on 8 December 1924

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1924. Highest significance: Stewarts Brook Composite, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1924

On 8 December 1924, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 366 daily.
Stewarts Brook Composite set an all-time record daily precipitation of 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 8 December 1924.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 8 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 8 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1924

Top 20 records on 8 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1924	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1924	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Johnsonville, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Carthage, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Palmetto, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Marengo, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1924	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 399 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 20	304
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2