Weather Records on 10 December 1955

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1955. Highest significance: Youngs Siding, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1955

On 10 December 1955, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 374 daily.
Youngs Siding set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 10 December 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 10 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 10 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 10 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1955

Top 20 records on 10 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1955	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Denmark, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1955	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly high max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1955	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	31 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 385 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	281
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1