Weather Records on 8 December 1995

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1995. Highest significance: Lake Mills Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1995

On 8 December 1995, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 739 daily.
Lake Mills Wwtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 8 December 1995.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 8 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 183, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 8 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	183
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 8 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1995

Top 20 records on 8 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1995	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1995	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1995	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Boonville 1S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Horton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Red Oak, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Hoyt 2SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Palmyra, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Farmington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Benson, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1995	Potchefstroom Upper, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	41 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 764 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 25	386
25 to 50	85
50 to 75	42
75 to 100	22
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2