Weather Records on 10 December 1951

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1951. Highest significance: Woolsthorpe, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1951

On 10 December 1951, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 578 daily.
Woolsthorpe set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 10 December 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 10 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgutherie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 10 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 10 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1951

Top 20 records on 10 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1951	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Telangatuk (Scholfield), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Warburton, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1951	Galong, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 582 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	499
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1