Weather Records on 8 December 1989

1,426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1989. Highest significance: Taloga, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1989

On 8 December 1989, 1,426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,410 daily.
Taloga set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 December 1989.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,426 stations

1,426 station records on 8 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,426 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 329, Deepest snow cover 197.

Records on 8 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	329
Deepest snow cover	197

Records on 8 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,203 broken records

Margins by which the 1,203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1989

Top 20 records on 8 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1989	Taloga, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1989	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1989	Gorodovikovsk, RU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1989	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Alberta, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Chestertown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Tylertown 5ESE, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Omu, JP	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Quantico MCAS, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Lafayette 2W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Marion Junction 2 NE, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Mitchell Dam, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Hancock, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1989	Muskogee, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,426 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	1,156
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2