Weather Records on 10 December 1971

1,646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1971. Highest significance: Bidyadanga, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1971

On 10 December 1971, 1,646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,519 daily.
Bidyadanga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 507.7 mm (20.0 in) on 10 December 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,646 stations

1,646 station records on 10 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	507.7 mm (20.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,646 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,018, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 10 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,018
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 10 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 122, daily 1,519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,458 broken records

Margins by which the 1,458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1971

Top 20 records on 10 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1971	Bidyadanga, AU	all-time rain	507.7 mm (20.0 in)	254.7 mm (10.0 in)	36 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Willunga, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Mena, US	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Greenville, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Honey Grove, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Paris, US	monthly rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Joliet, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Carlinville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Arcadia, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Stokes, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Chilton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Danville, US	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Oden 1 SE, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Waterloo 6SW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Gladwin, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1971	Gravelly, US	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 1,646 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	1,400
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1