Weather Records on 8 December 1985

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1985. Highest significance: Groongal (Gundaline), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1985

On 8 December 1985, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Groongal (Gundaline) set a daily record precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 8 December 1985.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 8 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld (Corea South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 8 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 8 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1985

Top 20 records on 8 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1985	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1985	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1985	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1985	Border 3 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Kadina, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Myponga, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Darlington Point (Bringagee), AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Mtn Dell Dam, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Wessington Springs, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1985	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	52 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 1,099 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 100	858
100 to 200	69
200 to 300	27
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1