Weather Records on 8 December 1944

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1944. Highest significance: Salzburg, AT.

Key Facts for 8 December 1944

On 8 December 1944, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 263 daily.
Salzburg set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 8 December 1944.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 8 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1944

Top 20 records on 8 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1944	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Westernport, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Hemlock, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Brockport, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1944	Greensburg 2 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Mykland, NO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Carlisle, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1944	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 269 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1944
Margin	Records
0 to 10	188
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1