Weather Records on 8 December 2003

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2003. Highest significance: Glasgow 14 NW, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2003

On 8 December 2003, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 842 daily.
Glasgow 14 NW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 December 2003.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 8 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glassboro 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 165.

Records on 8 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	165

Records on 8 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 842.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2003

Top 20 records on 8 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2003	Glasgow 14 NW, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2003	Weston 1 E, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2003	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2003	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2003	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Islip-Li Macarthur AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Conowingo Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Canaan, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Millinocket, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Dixville Notch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Canaan, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Rangeley, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Middleton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Potter, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	47 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 862 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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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 100	592
100 to 200	59
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	1