Weather Records on 8 December 2005

2,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2005. Highest significance: Leavenworth, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2005

On 8 December 2005, 2,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 1,232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 2,014 daily.
Leavenworth set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 December 2005.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,056 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 595, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 637, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 227.

Records on 8 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	595
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	637
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	227

Records on 8 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 2,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,668 broken records

Margins by which the 1,668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2005

Top 20 records on 8 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2005	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2005	Madison, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Lexington 3E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Vandalia, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Oregon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Le Roy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Conception, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Sanderson, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Paola, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2005	Subiaco, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2005	Vandalia, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	20 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 2,056 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 2005-12-08: 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 100	1,618
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1