Weather Records on 10 December 1949

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1949. Highest significance: Minnie Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1949

On 10 December 1949, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 516 daily.
Minnie Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 10 December 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 10 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1949

Top 20 records on 10 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1949	Minnie Creek, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Sandvig, DK	monthly rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Lewistown AP, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Grootfontein 11,, ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Taung, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1949	Dodson 6 ENE, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	38 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 536 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-12-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	412
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2