Weather Records on 10 December 1917

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1917. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1917

On 10 December 1917, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 73 daily.
Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 10 December 1917.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 10 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 10 December 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

69 broken records

Margins by which the 69 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1917

Top 20 records on 10 December 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1917	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1917	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Wiarton, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Dubuque River, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1917	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 76 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	64
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1