Weather Records on 8 December 1970

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1970. Highest significance: Delungra (Craigmore), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1970

On 8 December 1970, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 781 daily.
Delungra (Craigmore) set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 8 December 1970.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 8 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungarby (Merambego)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1970

Top 20 records on 8 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1970	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1970	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1970	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1970	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1970	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Bingara (Keera), AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Beau Maison, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Glentana, AU	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	52 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 801 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 50	644
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1