Weather Records on 8 December 1988

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1988. Highest significance: Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1988

On 8 December 1988, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 560 daily.
Trangie (Old Bundemar) set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 8 December 1988.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 8 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Punta de Agua I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 8 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 8 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1988

Top 20 records on 8 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1988	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1988	San Isidro, MX	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Goliad, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Airi (Rochedo), BR	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Pearl, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Pasadena, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Juazeiro (Pcd), BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Jewett, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Tahoka, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Alectown (Vanvilla), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1988	Grand Marais 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 581 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	456
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2