Weather Records on 14 December 2008

1,319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2008. Highest significance: St Marys (Clive Street), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 2008

On 14 December 2008, 1,319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 510 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,297 daily.
St Marys (Clive Street) set a daily record precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 December 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,319 stations

1,319 station records on 14 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,319 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 14 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 14 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,077 broken records

Margins by which the 1,077 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2008

Top 20 records on 14 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2008	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2008	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Zap, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Rosebud (Country Club), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Tanybryn, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2008	Hordern Vale, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 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 1,319 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	1,001
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1