Weather Records on 8 December 1981

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1981. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 8 December 1981

On 8 December 1981, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 923 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 8 December 1981.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 8 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bruckenau (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geroda-Platz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 8 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 8 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1981

Top 20 records on 8 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1981	Gavle, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1981	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1981	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1981	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1981	Hillview, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1981	Kokardine, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Carterville, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Booylgoo Spring, AU	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Yalta, UA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Taunton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Redwing, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Pinnacles, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Goomalling, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Dandaraga, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1981	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	50 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 951 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	814
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2