Weather Records on 10 December 1956

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1956. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 10 December 1956

On 10 December 1956, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 446 daily.
Virden set a daily record low maximum temperature of -13.3 C (8.1 F) on 10 December 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 10 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva-1	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 10 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 10 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1956

Top 20 records on 10 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Donnacona, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Milman, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Lintlaw, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1956	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Tuba City, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Darby, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Graysville, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Mana 1026, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Cameron Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1956	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	29 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 455 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	325
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1