Weather Records on 10 December 1944

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1944. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 December 1944

On 10 December 1944, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 411 daily.
Paarl (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 10 December 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 10 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 10 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 10 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1944

Top 20 records on 10 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1944	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1944	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Stockport, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Rockford, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Dwight, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Iowa City, US	all-time snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Washington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1944	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 431 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 50	291
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1