Weather Records on 10 December 1946

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1946. Highest significance: Subiaco, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1946

On 10 December 1946, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 990 daily.
Subiaco set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 10 December 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 10 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 10 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 83, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1946

Top 20 records on 10 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1946	Subiaco, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Wagoner, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Booneville 3 W, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Calvin, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Vengurla, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Ada, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Ozark, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Pathardi, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Armagh, GB	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Gravette, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Setauket Strong, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	Belleville, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1946	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	36 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 1,073 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	851
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4