Weather Records on 8 December 1939

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1939. Highest significance: Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE.

Key Facts for 8 December 1939

On 8 December 1939, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 614 daily.
Garsebach Bei Meissen set a daily record snow depth of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 8 December 1939.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 8 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 394, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	394
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1939

Top 20 records on 8 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1939	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1939	Homestead, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1939	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1939	Orleans, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1939	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1939	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Represa, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Kursk, RU	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Towner 2 NE, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Riddle, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1939	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 643 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	505
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1