Weather Records on 8 December 1980

1,527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1980. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1980

On 8 December 1980, 1,527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,425 daily.
Centralia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 December 1980.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,527 stations

1,527 station records on 8 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,527 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 745, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 191.

Records on 8 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	745
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	191

Records on 8 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 102, daily 1,425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,365 broken records

Margins by which the 1,365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1980

Top 20 records on 8 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1980	Centralia, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Holton, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Beatrice, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Perry, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Galva, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Centerville, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Grant City, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Unionville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Corning, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Ashland, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1980	Clarinda, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 1,527 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	1,241
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1