Weather Records on 10 December 1959

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1959. Highest significance: The Meadows, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 December 1959

On 10 December 1959, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 205 daily.
The Meadows set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 10 December 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 10 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1959

Top 20 records on 10 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1959	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1959	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1959	Raichur, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1959	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1959	Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1959	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Tovdal, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Delta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1959	Seligman, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	26 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 205 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 100	165
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1