Weather Records on 8 December 1967

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1967. Highest significance: Tiruppathur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 December 1967

On 8 December 1967, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 433 daily.
Tiruppathur set a daily record precipitation of 131.2 mm (5.2 in) on 8 December 1967.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 8 December 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 December 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 December 1967 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1967

Top 20 records on 8 December 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1967	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1967	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Uttiramerur, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Valapady, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Polur, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Wandiwash, IN	monthly rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1967	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	44 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1967. 1967 had 442 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 25	318
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1