Weather Records on 8 December 1932

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1932. Highest significance: Durbanville (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 December 1932

On 8 December 1932, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 319 daily.
Durbanville (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 8 December 1932.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 8 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1932

Top 20 records on 8 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1932	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1932	Moose Factory, CA	all-time low max	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Napa State Hospital, US	all-time low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Boulder, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Parrsboro, CA	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Port Townsend, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Joseph, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Savanne, CA	daily low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	St John's, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Porthill, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Lakeside, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1932	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	13 years	23 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 327 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1932-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	262
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1