Weather Records on 8 December 2000

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2000. Highest significance: Alexandria, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2000

On 8 December 2000, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Alexandria set a daily record precipitation of 144.4 mm (5.7 in) on 8 December 2000.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 8 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mittiebah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iliad	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 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 2000

Top 20 records on 8 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2000	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2000	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2000	Helen Springs, AU	monthly rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2000	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2000	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Angola, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Mittiebah, AU	monthly rain	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	131 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2000	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,056 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 2000-12-08: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	836
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1