Weather Records on 8 December 2001

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2001. Highest significance: Undoolya, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2001

On 8 December 2001, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 499 daily.
Undoolya set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 8 December 2001.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 8 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca El Triunfo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Damian Carmona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Meadows	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napperby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda Constanza	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Venado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2001

Top 20 records on 8 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2001	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Valley Falls, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Finca El Triunfo, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Presa Venustiano Carranza, MX	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Bugulma, RU	daily low max	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	11.0 C (19.8 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Damian Carmona, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Shahat, LY	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Federal Pt, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2001	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.9 C (105.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2001	Sewanee, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2001	Big Meadows, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2001	The Garden, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2001	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 513 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2001-12-08: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	388
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1