Weather Records on 10 December 1973

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1973. Highest significance: Hemlock, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1973

On 10 December 1973, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 448 daily.
Hemlock set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 10 December 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 10 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 10 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 10 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1973

Top 20 records on 10 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1973	Hemlock, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Susendal, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Angelica, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Farmington, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Vine Creek, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Chemung, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Elmira, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Avon, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Watertown, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Avon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Dansville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Stockholm, SE	daily low min	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Hollisterville, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1973	Umea, SE	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	87 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 453 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	356
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1