Weather Records on 8 December 1955

199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1955. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1955

On 8 December 1955, 199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 196 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 48.7 mm (1.9 in) on 8 December 1955.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

199 stations

199 station records on 8 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

199 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 8 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 8 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1955

Top 20 records on 8 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1955	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1955	Norddal, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1955	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1955	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1955	Crato, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1955	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Hilo 86A, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Goderich Township, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Graz, AT	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Manhattan, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Tropic, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1955	Teriberka, RU	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	40 years	23 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 199 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	156
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1