Weather Records on 8 December 2018

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2018. Highest significance: San Augustine, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2018

On 8 December 2018, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 710 daily.
San Augustine set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 8 December 2018.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 8 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mooringsport 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sam Rayburn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nora-Ostano_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 9 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 8 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 8 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2018

Top 20 records on 8 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2018	San Augustine, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 December 2018	Arcadia, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Cuero, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Huntsville, US	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Spur, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Brenham, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Conroe, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Madisonville, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Runge, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Cypress, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Dime Box, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Plains, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	Keithville, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2018	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 747 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 2018-12-08: 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	610
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2