Weather Records on 10 December 1948

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1948. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 10 December 1948

On 10 December 1948, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 169 daily.
Port Dover set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 10 December 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 10 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 10 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 10 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records

Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1948

Top 20 records on 10 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1948	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1948	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1948	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1948	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1948	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1948	Newport, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Andarai, BR	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Fort McPherson, CA	daily low max	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Pierce Rs, US	monthly snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Kustanai, KZ	daily high max	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Fort Frances, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high max	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1948	St Albans, CA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	42 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 174 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	125
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1