Weather Records on 8 December 1997

1,194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1997. Highest significance: Gunnison 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1997

On 8 December 1997, 1,194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,150 daily.
Gunnison 3SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 8 December 1997.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,194 stations

1,194 station records on 8 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polda (Gum View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virgil	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,194 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 8 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 8 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

904 broken records

Margins by which the 904 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 1997

Top 20 records on 8 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1997	Gunnison 3SW, US	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1997	Pendleton Branch Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1997	Elliston, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Mc Farland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Osage City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Hachinohe, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Ceduna AMO, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Pineview Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Polda (Gum View), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Upper San Leandro Filters, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Dundee 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1997	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,194 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 1997-12-08: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	818
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	5