Weather Records on 8 December 1998

1,348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1998. Highest significance: Jodhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 December 1998

On 8 December 1998, 1,348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
744 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 157 monthly and 1,190 daily.
Jodhpur set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 8 December 1998.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,348 stations

1,348 station records on 8 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,348 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 173.

Records on 8 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	173

Records on 8 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 157, daily 1,190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,017 broken records

Margins by which the 1,017 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1998

Top 20 records on 8 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1998	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1998	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1998	Landor, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1998	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Renovo, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Ora Banda, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Waverly, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Chelsea, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante, BR	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Gardiner, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Elkhorn, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Cue, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Nashua 2 NNW, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Menzies, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1998	Wolfach, DE	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	33 years	43 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 1,348 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 1998-12-08: 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	963
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1