Weather Records on 10 December 1938

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1938. Highest significance: Towanda 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1938

On 10 December 1938, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 264 daily.
Towanda 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 10 December 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 10 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1938

Top 20 records on 10 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1938	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1938	Riverton, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1938	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1938	Montrose, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1938	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Burlington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Romney 1 SW, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Wynyard State School, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Cornwall, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1938	Haparanda, SE	monthly high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	23 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 272 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 20	209
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1