Weather Records on 8 December 2017

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2017. Highest significance: Eagle Pass 3N, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2017

On 8 December 2017, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 565 daily.
Eagle Pass 3N set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 December 2017.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 8 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Locke	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bessemer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 8 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 8 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 89, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 322.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2017

Top 20 records on 8 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2017	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Mt Locke, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	119 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Natchez, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	120 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Dime Box, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2017	Yoakum, US	all-time snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Oneonta, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Franklin 3 NW, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Greenville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	123 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Columbia, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Tarpley 3S, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Wales, US	daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Danville Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Cuero, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2017	Runge, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 677 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 2026-10-16 (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 50	521
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1