Weather Records on 8 December 1996

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1996. Highest significance: Manchester, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1996

On 8 December 1996, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 903 daily.
Manchester set a daily record snowfall of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 8 December 1996.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 8 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Treborane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjal Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 8 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 8 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1996

Top 20 records on 8 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1996	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Middletown 4 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Brookings, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Keene, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Newport, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Ashburnham, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Collarenebri (Bundabarina), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Barraba (Treborane), AU	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Chesterfield, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	55 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 949 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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Data for records on 1996-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	648
100 to 200	89
200 to 300	29
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	3