Weather Records on 8 December 1972

1,825 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1972. Highest significance: Ft Ross, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1972

On 8 December 1972, 1,825 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 1,233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 61 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,655 daily.
Ft Ross set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 8 December 1972.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,825 stations

1,825 station records on 8 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,825 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 665, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 568, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 8 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	665
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	568
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 8 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 61, monthly 109, daily 1,655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,576 broken records

Margins by which the 1,576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1972

Top 20 records on 8 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1972	Ft Ross, US	all-time low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1972	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Athens 5 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Newport, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Riggins, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Santa Cruz, US	all-time low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1972	Mc Minnville, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	63 years	47 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,825 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	1,518
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3