Weather Records on 8 December 1974

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1974. Highest significance: Monroe, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1974

On 8 December 1974, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 621 daily.
Monroe set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 8 December 1974.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 8 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Bois 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Engeland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 8 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 8 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1974

Top 20 records on 8 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1974	Blaauwkop, ZA	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Palmerton, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	St Charles de Mandeville, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Shawinigan, CA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Lowville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Montebello 3 NE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	New Liskeard, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1974	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	39 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 631 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	564
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1