Weather Records on 8 December 1951

1,430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1951. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1951

On 8 December 1951, 1,430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
778 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Harrison set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 8 December 1951.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,430 stations

1,430 station records on 8 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,430 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 439, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 8 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	439
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 8 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 146, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1951

Top 20 records on 8 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Boras, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Loretto, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Laguna, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Frederick Police Brks, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Loa, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Perryville, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Booneville, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Tombstone, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Mayhill Rs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	38 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 1,430 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	1,126
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1