Weather Records on 21 December 2008

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 2008. Highest significance: Dayton 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 2008

On 21 December 2008, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Dayton 1 WSW set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 21 December 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 21 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boardman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yanmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
One Tree Bridge (Hazelmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 212, Deepest snow cover 175.

Records on 21 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	212
Deepest snow cover	175

Records on 21 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 40, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 2008

Top 20 records on 21 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Centralia, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Skamania Fish Hatchery, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Condon, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Pendleton, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Wayne, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Green River Aviation, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2008	Deeside, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Heppner, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Wapato, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Hanover, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Boardman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Forest Grove, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Forest Grove, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Northbridge 2, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2008	Mora, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	52 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 1,062 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	758
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1