Weather Records on 31 December 2008

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2008. Highest significance: Ladysmith 3W, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2008

On 31 December 2008, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 620 daily.
Ladysmith 3W set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 31 December 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 31 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanumbirini	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 31 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 31 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2008

Top 20 records on 31 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2008	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2008	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Tres Piedras, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	St John, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Elk Rvr, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Mora, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Walkamin Research Station, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.5 C (106.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2008	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	97 years	45 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

1797 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 656 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	473
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1