Weather Records on 8 December 1990

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1990. Highest significance: Fermoy, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1990

On 8 December 1990, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 824 daily.
Fermoy set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 December 1990.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 8 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baingoin	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dengqen	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 283, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	283
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1990

Top 20 records on 8 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1990	Fermoy, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Webster, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Timber Creek Police, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Werrington Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Cabralia Paulista, BR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Placerville, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Wewahitchka, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Washburn, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1990	Perpignan, FR	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1990	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1990	Melstone, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 847 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	663
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1