Weather Records on 8 December 1969

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1969. Highest significance: Sogndal - Selseng, NO.

Key Facts for 8 December 1969

On 8 December 1969, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 607 daily.
Sogndal - Selseng set a daily record snow depth of 141.0 cm (55.5 in) on 8 December 1969.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 8 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 8 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 8 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 780.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1969

Top 20 records on 8 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1969	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	East Angus, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Hatteras, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Labelle, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Samarkand, UZ	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Versailles, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Francistown, BW	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1969	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	83 years	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 617 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	525
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1