Weather Records on 8 December 1949

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1949. Highest significance: Collingwood, CA.

Key Facts for 8 December 1949

On 8 December 1949, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 270 daily.
Collingwood set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 December 1949.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 8 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1949

Top 20 records on 8 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1949	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1949	Williambury, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Putbus, DE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Ventura, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Ojai, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1949	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 275 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	216
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2