Weather Records on 8 December 1947

293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1947. Highest significance: Unanderra, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1947

On 8 December 1947, 293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 288 daily.
Unanderra set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 8 December 1947.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

293 stations

293 station records on 8 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

293 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1947

Top 20 records on 8 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1947	Unanderra, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Alta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Oracle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1947	Mexia, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Oracle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1947	Emerson, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	48 years	30 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 293 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 50	214
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2