Weather Records on 18 December 2008

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2008. Highest significance: Coeur D'Alene, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 2008

On 18 December 2008, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 960 daily.
Coeur D'Alene set an all-time record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 18 December 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 18 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mojave	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo (Artlaringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 18 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 18 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 45, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 2008

Top 20 records on 18 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2008	Coeur D'Alene, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 December 2008	Rosalia, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 December 2008	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2008	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2008	Lebec, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2008	Mojave, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2008	Narraport, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2008	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Lacrosse, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	St John, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Marysvale, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Molka (Lowana), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Sedro-Woolley, US	all-time snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Pendleton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2008	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	106 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 1,014 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	683
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	12
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1