Weather Records on 10 December 1950

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1950. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 10 December 1950

On 10 December 1950, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 314 daily.
Anticosti SW Point set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 10 December 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 10 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 10 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 10 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 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 1950

Top 20 records on 10 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1950	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1950	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1950	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Kleve, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1950	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Augusta, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Natashquan A, CA	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Madison Wb City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Saint John, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Maricopa 9 SSW, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Wickenburg, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Escondido, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1950	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	28 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 336 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	252
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1