Weather Records on 8 December 2024

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 2024. Highest significance: Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 2024

On 8 December 2024, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 416 daily.
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains) set a daily record precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 8 December 2024.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 8 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton (Bindo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mar del Plata Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Cherryton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoua	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walli (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 2024

Top 20 records on 8 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2024	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	129 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2024	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Surigao, PH	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Oberon (Jenolan Caves Road), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Munising, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Postville, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Smith Ctr, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Meda, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Fremont, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Red Cloud, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Glendive, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Valentine, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Ft Yukon, US	daily high min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Quicksand, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2024	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	39 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 426 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	333
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1