Weather Records on 8 December 1984

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1984. Highest significance: Owensboro 3ENE, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1984

On 8 December 1984, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 974 daily.
Owensboro 3ENE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 December 1984.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 8 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tell City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Igarka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.7 C (-62.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puxico 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 8 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 8 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1984

Top 20 records on 8 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1984	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1984	Tell City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Kings Mills, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Geneva, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	W Pt, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Berlin, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Princeton, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Ellendale, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Spencer, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1984	Charles City, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	35 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 989 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 20	698
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	2