Weather Records on 10 December 1962

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1962. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1962

On 10 December 1962, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 397 daily.
Kenton set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 10 December 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 10 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 10 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 10 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 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 1962

Top 20 records on 10 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1962	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Paw Paw, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Colton Railway Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Bloomingdale, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1962	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	4 years	35 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 405 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	262
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1