Weather Records on 8 December 1973

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1973. Highest significance: Washington Wwtp 4W, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1973

On 8 December 1973, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 497 daily.
Washington Wwtp 4W set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 8 December 1973.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 8 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1973

Top 20 records on 8 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1973	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1973	Great Falls, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Great Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Prince Albert A, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Umea, SE	daily low max	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Darlington, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Palatka, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Marion, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Barao de Antonina, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1973	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 506 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	440
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1