Weather Records on 8 December 1983

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1983. Highest significance: Irvinebank, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1983

On 8 December 1983, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 896 daily.
Irvinebank set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 8 December 1983.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 8 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lochem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Burg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amerongen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borculo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 235.

Records on 8 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	235

Records on 8 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1983

Top 20 records on 8 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1983	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Loma, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Callantsoog, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Duiven, NL	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Harskamp, NL	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Veenendaal, NL	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Canobie, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Castricum, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Culemborg, NL	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Tiel, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Wageningen (Pd), NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Cavalinho, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Williams, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Long Is 1N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1983	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	30 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 924 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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Data for records on 1983-12-08: 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	586
50 to 100	80
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	13
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1