Weather Records on 10 December 1974

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1974. Highest significance: Monroe, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1974

On 10 December 1974, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 370 daily.
Monroe set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 10 December 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 10 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 10 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 10 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1974

Top 20 records on 10 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1974	Derbent, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1974	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1974	Barras, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1974	Hvar, HR	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1974	Luverne, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Uniao, BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Mtn Park, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Cartersville, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Farmington, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Abbeville, FR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Dundee Agric Res Station, ZA	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Sisseton, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	28 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 372 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	292
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1