Weather Records on 8 December 2016

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2016. Highest significance: Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2016

On 8 December 2016, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 568 daily.
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 8 December 2016.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 8 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarac Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Connell 12 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenrive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Ambarcik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guemar	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnee Penzino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 8 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 8 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2016

Top 20 records on 8 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2016	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2016	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2016	Moro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Puri, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Tamarac Wildlife Ref, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Longview, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Pelican, US	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Sotchi, RU	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Melilla, ES	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Georgetown, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2016	Callahan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	40 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 594 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	489
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1