Weather Records on 8 December 1931

229 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1931. Highest significance: Covington 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1931

On 8 December 1931, 229 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 224 daily.
Covington 8 WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.3 mm (5.8 in) on 8 December 1931.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

229 stations

229 station records on 8 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

229 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1931

Top 20 records on 8 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1931	Covington 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Wilkie, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Houma, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1931	Barringun, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Ledknapper Tank, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Bollon Mary St, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Schriever, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Duck Hill, US	all-time rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Western Creek, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1931	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	28 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 229 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	175
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1