Weather Records on 8 December 2004

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2004. Highest significance: Mount Pleasant, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2004

On 8 December 2004, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,145 daily.
Mount Pleasant set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 December 2004.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 8 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miami Bardon Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 676, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	676
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 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 2004

Top 20 records on 8 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2004	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 December 2004	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 December 2004	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	123 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Montello 2NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Bower, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Miami Bardon Ave, AU	monthly rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Maude Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2004	Hallett, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2004	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2004	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2004	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	57 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 1,172 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 2004-12-08: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 December 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 50	957
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1