Weather Records on 6 December 2008

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2008. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 2008

On 6 December 2008, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 828 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 December 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 6 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzinskij Zapovednik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Benito Juarez E-1	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nis	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Maroma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 6 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 6 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 85, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 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

6 December 2008

Top 20 records on 6 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2008	Oakland 1 SE, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2008	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2008	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Poretskoye, RU	monthly high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Poretskoye, RU	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	S Haven, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Turgaj, KZ	monthly high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Warburton Airfield, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Mys Alevina, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Barguzinskij Zapovednik, RU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Aktobe, KZ	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Somerset Dam, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Grayling, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008	Turlock #2, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 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

1804 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2008. 2008 had 913 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 25	702
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1