Weather Records on 8 December 2015

1,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2015. Highest significance: Changchun, CN.

Key Facts for 8 December 2015

On 8 December 2015, 1,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
898 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Changchun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 December 2015.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,125 stations

1,125 station records on 8 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grave Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
June Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pope Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potato Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Pass E.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Boeing Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sasse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schweitzer Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,125 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 594, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	594
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

940 broken records

Margins by which the 940 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2015

Top 20 records on 8 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2015	Changchun, CN	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2015	Tukan, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Wallace, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Astoria AP (Port of), US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Methow 2 S, US	all-time rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Grave Creek, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Bear Mountain, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	June Lake, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Packwood, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Landsburg, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Pope Ridge, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Cougar Mountain, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Cambridge, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Elma, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2015	Stevens Pass, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	46 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,125 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 2015-12-08: 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 20	893
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1