Weather Records on 4 December 2008

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2008. Highest significance: Peppermint Grove, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 2008

On 4 December 2008, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 617 daily.
Peppermint Grove set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 4 December 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 4 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khmelnytskyi	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shadzhatmaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marina di Ginosa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gao	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 4 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 4 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2008

Top 20 records on 4 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2008	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2008	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Ai-Petri, UA	monthly high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Kiev, UA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Mordetta, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Burlington 2S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Scaddan West, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Poretskoye, RU	daily high min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Greeley Unc, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Tripoli Airport, LY	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Zuara, LY	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Ohotsk, RU	daily high max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2008	Zonguldak, TR	monthly high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	50 years	36 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 652 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 20	491
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2