Weather Records on 8 December 1926

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1926. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1926

On 8 December 1926, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 79 daily.
Meeker set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 8 December 1926.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 8 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1926

Top 20 records on 8 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1926	Meeker, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1926	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1926	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1926	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1926	Minden, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Menasha, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Needles, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Maristova, NO	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	La Harpe, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Cowles, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Batesville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1926	Boston City WSO, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 80 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 200	64
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1