Weather Records on 8 December 1976

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1976. Highest significance: Bogucar, RU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1976

On 8 December 1976, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Bogucar set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 8 December 1976.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 8 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitecourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermilion A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Battleford A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 8 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 8 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1976

Top 20 records on 8 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1976	Bogucar, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	New Salem, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Dixville Notch, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Hambantota, LK	monthly high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Storrs, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Whitecourt, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Madison, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	West Burke, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Bedford, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Holyoke, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1976	Vernon, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 1,130 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1976-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	888
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1