Weather Records on 10 December 1916

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1916. Highest significance: Menangle Jmai, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1916

On 10 December 1916, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 88 daily.
Menangle Jmai set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 10 December 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 10 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booreegamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 December 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

85 broken records

Margins by which the 85 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1916

Top 20 records on 10 December 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1916	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1916	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1916	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1916	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1916	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1916	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	monthly rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1916	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 89 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	48
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1