Weather Records on 8 December 1953

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1953. Highest significance: Mitchell 5E, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1953

On 8 December 1953, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 356 daily.
Mitchell 5E set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 8 December 1953.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 8 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harney Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1953

Top 20 records on 8 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1953	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Kingston, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Snug Primary School, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Franklin, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Robeville, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Tromso, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Armour, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1953	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	35 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 361 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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Data for records on 1953-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	294
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1