Weather Records on 8 December 2022

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2022. Highest significance: Marradong, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2022

On 8 December 2022, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 656 daily.
Marradong set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 8 December 2022.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 8 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sebha	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
China Bay	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rusk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parana Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Fernandez	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 8 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 8 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2022

Top 20 records on 8 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2022	Marradong, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2022	Bargara, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Spring Valley Sp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Huelva, ES	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Aspendell, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Harrison, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Monterey, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Hope 3 NE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Sierraville Rs, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Craig 4SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Longview, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Portland, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Canton 4N, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Willow City, US	daily low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Black Rock, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2022	Norwich, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 682 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 2022-12-08: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	518
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1