Weather Records on 8 December 2013

1,403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2013. Highest significance: Quellington, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2013

On 8 December 2013, 1,403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 910 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,371 daily.
Quellington set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 8 December 2013.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,403 stations

1,403 station records on 8 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lead Hill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zion Np	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fredericktown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,403 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 623, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 234.

Records on 8 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	623
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	234

Records on 8 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 1,371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,151 broken records

Margins by which the 1,151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2013

Top 20 records on 8 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2013	Quellington, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Lead Hill, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Gilbert, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Salem, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Zion Np, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Fredericktown, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2013	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Elliston, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Minden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Paducah 7E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Upland 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Purcellville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	96 years	51 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 1,403 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

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Data for records on 2013-12-08: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,008
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3