Weather Records on 8 December 2021

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2021. Highest significance: Liberec, CZ.

Key Facts for 8 December 2021

On 8 December 2021, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 355 daily.
Liberec set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 8 December 2021.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 8 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leova	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neuburg/Kammel-Langenhaslach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pirkkala Tampere-Pirkkalan Len	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayandelger	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jurien Bay	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valga	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnedvinsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shangzhi	China	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jarud Qi	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanna	Vanuatu	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siping	China	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Changchun	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnedvinsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arxan	China	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 8 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 8 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2021

Top 20 records on 8 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2021	Liberec, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2021	Choshi, JP	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2021	Boos, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Leova, MD	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Chiba, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Ramnicu Valcea, RO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Neuburg/Kammel-Langenhaslach, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Moolboolaman, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Memmingen, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Toyama, JP	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Searchlight, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Poprad/Tatry, SK	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2021	Kerch, UA	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 362 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 2026-10-17 (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	303
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1