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Weather Records on 10 December 1879

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1879. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 10 December 1879

  • On 10 December 1879, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a daily record low minimum temperature of -20.4 C (-4.7 F) on 10 December 1879.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 10 December 1879 10 station records on 10 December 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 10 December 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 December 1879: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature-20.4 C (-4.7 F)47 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord low maximum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
BolognaItalyRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature-11.2 C (11.8 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-24.5 C (-12.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 10 December 1879 by type Records set or tied on 10 December 1879 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 December 1879 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 10 December 1879 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 10 December 1879 by timescale Records on 10 December 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 December 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9.
Records on 10 December 1879 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1879 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 36 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1879
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1879
Top 10 records on 10 December 1879 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 December 1879Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min-20.4 C (-4.7 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)90 years47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1879Milan, ITdaily low max-5.3 C (22.5 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)34 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1879Bologna, ITdaily low min-10.5 C (13.1 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)62 years34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max-11.2 C (11.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)64 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Milan, ITdaily low min-12.0 C (10.4 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)8 years25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Jena Sternwarte, DEmonthly low min-24.5 C (-12.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Palermo, ITdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Uccle, BEdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1879Toronto, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)0 years6 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 1879
Records on 12-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1879. 1879 had 10 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11812: 21815: 11816: 11825: 21841: 11844: 11848: 11849: 11852: 21855: 11856: 11860: 11867: 21869: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11873: 21875: 11876: 41877: 11878: 31879: 101880: 21882: 21884: 11886: 11889: 11891: 171893: 21894: 21895: 41897: 11898: 41899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 81903: 71904: 151905: 181906: 151907: 291908: 111909: 161910: 471911: 351912: 231913: 211914: 351915: 1231916: 891917: 761918: 301919: 801920: 1861921: 521922: 1571923: 1211924: 641925: 831926: 1061927: 2021928: 1311929: 2501930: 1411931: 3181932: 5111933: 2651934: 3311935: 1941936: 1781937: 4491938: 2721939: 9241940: 1631941: 2491942: 2821943: 5041944: 4311945: 1931946: 1,0731947: 3781948: 1741949: 5361950: 3361951: 5821952: 6331953: 4081954: 3361955: 3851956: 4551957: 4491958: 7511959: 2051960: 3901961: 8781962: 4051963: 5111964: 4471965: 8431966: 9911967: 8291968: 5761969: 4231970: 1,3381971: 1,6461972: 1,8581973: 4531974: 3721975: 6881976: 3761977: 1,3701978: 1,2991979: 1,3781980: 5311981: 1,0351982: 7481983: 6851984: 6051985: 1,4211986: 6011987: 8031988: 5991989: 7871990: 9351991: 9401992: 7951993: 7541994: 9401995: 1,7581996: 1,1931997: 1,1981998: 7091999: 5682000: 8822001: 4602002: 1,0302003: 1,0862004: 1,2472005: 8332006: 9982007: 1,2022008: 1,0832009: 1,3542010: 1,4242011: 3622012: 8252013: 1,0092014: 6022015: 1,1662016: 8582017: 7192018: 4992019: 5702020: 5642021: 9262022: 5672023: 9252024: 4772025: 1,9691796187218981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1879. 1879 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-10 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18122
18151
18161
18252
18411
18441
18481
18491
18522
18551
18561
18601
18672
18691
18701
18711
18721
18732
18751
18764
18771
18783
187910
18802
18822
18841
18861
18891
189117
18932
18942
18954
18971
18984
18994
19001
19015
19028
19037
190415
190518
190615
190729
190811
190916
191047
191135
191223
191321
191435
1915123
191689
191776
191830
191980
1920186
192152
1922157
1923121
192464
192583
1926106
1927202
1928131
1929250
1930141
1931318
1932511
1933265
1934331
1935194
1936178
1937449
1938272
1939924
1940163
1941249
1942282
1943504
1944431
1945193
19461,073
1947378
1948174
1949536
1950336
1951582
1952633
1953408
1954336
1955385
1956455
1957449
1958751
1959205
1960390
1961878
1962405
1963511
1964447
1965843
1966991
1967829
1968576
1969423
19701,338
19711,646
19721,858
1973453
1974372
1975688
1976376
19771,370
19781,299
19791,378
1980531
19811,035
1982748
1983685
1984605
19851,421
1986601
1987803
1988599
1989787
1990935
1991940
1992795
1993754
1994940
19951,758
19961,193
19971,198
1998709
1999568
2000882
2001460
20021,030
20031,086
20041,247
2005833
2006998
20071,202
20081,083
20091,354
20101,424
2011362
2012825
20131,009
2014602
20151,166
2016858
2017719
2018499
2019570
2020564
2021926
2022567
2023925
2024477
20251,969

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).