Weather Records on 8 December 2008

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2008. Highest significance: Kittanning Lock 7, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2008

On 8 December 2008, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 864 daily.
Kittanning Lock 7 set a monthly record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 8 December 2008.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 8 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oster	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ejin Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2008

Top 20 records on 8 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2008	Kittanning Lock 7, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2008	Raymond Border STN, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2008	Oster, UA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2008	Kiev, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2008	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2008	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Wyseby, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Medina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Malacca, MY	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Elatma, RU	monthly high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Green River Aviation, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Kislovodsk, RU	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2008	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	46 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 924 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	700
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1