Weather Records on 8 December 1946

1,331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1946. Highest significance: Corinne, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1946

On 8 December 1946, 1,331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
963 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 298 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Corinne set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 December 1946.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,331 stations

1,331 station records on 8 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,331 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 596, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 8 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	596
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 298, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,126 broken records

Margins by which the 1,126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1946

Top 20 records on 8 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1946	Corinne, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Peermade Residen, IN	monthly rain	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Haileybury, CA	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Attingal, IN	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Pakala, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Uniara (Aligarh), IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Vellore, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Udaipur, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Munnar, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Sheopur, IN	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Sawai Madhopur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1946	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 1,331 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 10	979
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	11
60 to 70	8
70 to 80	4