Weather Records on 8 December 2006

2,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2006. Highest significance: La Manzanilla de la Paz, MX.

Key Facts for 8 December 2006

On 8 December 2006, 2,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
958 were record highs and 692 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 2,091 daily.
La Manzanilla de la Paz set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 8 December 2006.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mazamitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,166 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 611, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 397, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 8 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	611
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	397
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 8 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 2,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,823 broken records

Margins by which the 1,823 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 2006

Top 20 records on 8 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2006	La Manzanilla de la Paz, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2006	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Monclova, MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Santa Catarina, MX	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Halden, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	122 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Ixcatepec, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Clinton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Tantoyuca, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Nieves, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Lugano, CH	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Tejon Rancho, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2006	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2006	Perm, RU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2006	Ojocaliente, MX	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2006	Majsk, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	40 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 2,166 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 2006-12-08: 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 25	1,762
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1