Weather Records on 8 December 2019

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2019. Highest significance: Opheim 10 N, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 2019

On 8 December 2019, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 618 daily.
Opheim 10 N set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 December 2019.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 8 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Harmony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 8 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 8 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2019

Top 20 records on 8 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2019	Opheim 10 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2019	Whitewater, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Boca, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	121 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Alcove Dam, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Parker Peak, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Vernal, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Jemez Springs, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Wolf Pt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	W Pt, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Bismarck, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Chula Vista, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2019	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	82 years	36 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 623 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 2019-12-08: 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	459
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1