Weather Records on 17 December 2008

1,354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2008. Highest significance: Presa Rodriguez, MX.

Key Facts for 17 December 2008

On 17 December 2008, 1,354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 501 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,323 daily.
Presa Rodriguez set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 17 December 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,354 stations

1,354 station records on 17 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,354 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 297, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 264, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 17 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	297
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	264
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 17 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 25, daily 1,323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,049 broken records

Margins by which the 1,049 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2008

Top 20 records on 17 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2008	Presa Rodriguez, MX	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2008	Teec Nos Pos, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2008	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2008	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2008	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2008	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	110 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Postville, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Canjilon R/S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Arlington, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Canton L&D 20, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Oregon, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Barstow-Daggett AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2008	Canby 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	49 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,354 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	950
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1