Weather Records on 8 December 1945

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1945. Highest significance: Crookston NW Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1945

On 8 December 1945, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 320 daily.
Crookston NW Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 8 December 1945.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 8 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1945

Top 20 records on 8 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1945	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1945	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1945	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Whitefish Bay, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Granja, BR	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Malta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Angicos, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1945	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1945	White River, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1945	Fichtelberg, DE	daily low min	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	43 years	32 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 323 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	224
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3