Weather Records on 8 December 1979

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1979. Highest significance: Engcobo (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 December 1979

On 8 December 1979, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 484 daily.
Engcobo (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.6 mm (4.7 in) on 8 December 1979.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 8 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1979

Top 20 records on 8 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1979	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Champoton (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Uccle, BE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Oxford, GB	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Villa Cuauhtemoc, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1979	Naples, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Panuco (Smn), MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Brookings, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Puntilla, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1979	Aachen, DE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 507 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	392
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1