Weather Records on 8 December 1957

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1957. Highest significance: Forest Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1957

On 8 December 1957, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 417 daily.
Forest Vale set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 8 December 1957.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 8 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1957

Top 20 records on 8 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1957	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Nelsdrift, ZA	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Shahabad, IN	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1957	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Dhing, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Steveston, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1957	Caguas, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	29 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 429 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 10	297
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2