Weather Records on 8 December 1999

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1999. Highest significance: Hobart Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 December 1999

On 8 December 1999, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 521 daily.
Hobart Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 December 1999.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 8 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caxambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Formiga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donald	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Pinzanes (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.7 C (-53.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1999

Top 20 records on 8 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1999	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1999	McGill, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Woodland, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Morko, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Caxambu, BR	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Yurecuaro, MX	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	McGill, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1999	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily low max	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Kellerberrin, AU	daily low min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Vanceboro No 2, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	La Union, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Cristina, BR	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1999	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 530 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 1999-12-08: 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 20	386
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1