Weather Records on 10 December 1942

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1942. Highest significance: Eau Claire, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1942

On 10 December 1942, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 279 daily.
Eau Claire set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 10 December 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 10 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 10 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 10 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1942

Top 20 records on 10 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1942	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Malboona, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Varzea Alegre, BR	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Yalpunga, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Mundulla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1942	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Milroy, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1942	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 282 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 100	232
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1