Weather Records on 8 December 2011

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2011. Highest significance: Nornalup, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2011

On 8 December 2011, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 946 daily.
Nornalup set a daily record precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 8 December 2011.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 8 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine Main Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coomalbidgup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nth Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sunapee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crozier	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hill 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 528, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 8 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	528
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 8 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2011

Top 20 records on 8 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2011	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2011	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2011	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Pleasant Valley, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Serpentine Main Dam, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Oake Marsh Farm, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Sutton Lake, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Erinair, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Carlingup, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Shepaug Dam, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	State College, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Coomalbidgup, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	W Otis, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Arkville 2 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Susquehanna, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 968 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	697
20 to 40	111
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1