Weather Records on 10 December 1968

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1968. Highest significance: Chauradano, IN.

Key Facts for 10 December 1968

On 10 December 1968, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 564 daily.
Chauradano set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 December 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 10 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1968

Top 20 records on 10 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1968	Chauradano, IN	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Meanook, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Iron River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Cape St James, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Viking, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Divnoe, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1968	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1968	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	34 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 576 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 20	450
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3