Weather Records on 8 December 2007

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2007. Highest significance: Partoun, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2007

On 8 December 2007, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,006 daily.
Partoun set a monthly record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 8 December 2007.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 8 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 8 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 8 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 1,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 307.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2007

Top 20 records on 8 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2007	Partoun, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2007	Escanaba, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2007	Cuba, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2007	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2007	Chama, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	307.4 mm (12.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Miami, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Custer, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Eskdale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Espanola, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2007	Redbird, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	50 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 1,042 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	758
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1