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Weather Records on 10 December 1980

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1980. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 10 December 1980

  • On 10 December 1980, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 112 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 509 daily.
  • Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 10 December 1980.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

531 stations
Weather records on 10 December 1980 531 station records on 10 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
531 station records on 10 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.1 mm (1.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Port Hardy ACanadaRecord daily precipitation153.8 mm (6.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Beer ShevaIsraelRecord daily precipitation44.0 mm (1.7 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
NurburgGermanyRecord snow depth50.0 cm (19.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)47 of 100 (Notable)
KarasjokNorwayRecord snow depth77.0 cm (30.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation133.4 mm (5.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
ZerbstGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham PortAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.0 mm (1.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
RiachoBrazilRecord daily precipitation175.0 mm (6.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-LandershofenGermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MajenforsSwedenRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MelroseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bull HarbourCanadaRecord daily precipitation167.1 mm (6.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth22.0 cm (8.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.4 C (106.5 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de PetropolisBrazilRecord daily precipitation158.0 mm (6.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
CavalinhoBrazilRecord daily precipitation141.4 mm (5.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
GorlitzGermanyRecord snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord snow depth16.0 cm (6.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)GermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
LanghultSwedenRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean FallsCanadaRecord daily precipitation179.0 mm (7.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-DolauGermanyRecord snow depth14.0 cm (5.5 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen KubschutzGermanyRecord snow depth26.0 cm (10.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)MexicoRecord daily precipitation102.9 mm (4.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
NhillAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature44.0 C (111.2 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
FairviewCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-TempelhofGermanyRecord snow depth13.0 cm (5.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
RoetgenGermanyRecord snow depth30.0 cm (11.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton RaafAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth11.0 cm (4.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 SUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans WtpUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull HarbourCanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord snow depth26.0 cm (10.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingen/DonauGermanyRecord snow depth16.0 cm (6.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-30.8 C (-23.4 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
FundaoBrazilRecord daily precipitation79.4 mm (3.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales HtsCanadaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
QuatsinoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
EsloheGermanyRecord snow depth28.0 cm (11.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald BuchenGermanyRecord snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
AssiniboiaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.5 C (2.3 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenburg-GordenGermanyRecord snow depth11.0 cm (4.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Crailsheim-AlexandersreutGermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
PalpanMexicoRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Linhult_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
FageredSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.2 mm (1.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Alert BayCanadaRecord daily precipitation72.7 mm (2.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Big CreekCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
KasloCanadaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
EbrachGermanyRecord snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Heidenheim/BrenzGermanyRecord snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-OberhausGermanyRecord snow depth30.0 cm (11.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
WaldeckGermanyRecord snow depth14.0 cm (5.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records
Records on 10 December 1980 by type Records set or tied on 10 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 122. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 41Lowest daily maximum: 33Highest daily minimum: 71Lowest daily minimum: 60Heaviest daily rainfall: 168Heaviest daily snowfall: 36Deepest snow cover: 122Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 122.
Records on 10 December 1980 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum41
Lowest daily maximum33
Highest daily minimum71
Lowest daily minimum60
Heaviest daily rainfall168
Heaviest daily snowfall36
Deepest snow cover122
Records on 10 December 1980 by timescale Records on 10 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 509. 0200400600all-time: 5monthly: 17daily: 509all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 509.
Records on 10 December 1980 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time5
monthly17
daily509

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1980 Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 50: 38050 to 100: 46100 to 150: 12150 to 200: 4200 to 250: 1250 to 300: 1300 to 350: 20 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350
Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1980
MarginRecords
0 to 50380
50 to 10046
100 to 15012
150 to 2004
200 to 2501
250 to 3001
300 to 3502

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1980
Top 20 records on 10 December 1980 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 December 1980Halmstad, SEdaily rain27.1 mm (1.1 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)88 years65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1980Port Hardy A, CAall-time rain153.8 mm (6.1 in)40.1 mm (1.6 in)3 years56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Beer Sheva, ILdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)34.1 mm (1.3 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Nurburg, DEdaily snow depth50.0 cm (19.7 in)35.0 cm (13.8 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min20.5 C (68.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)90 years47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Karasjok, NOdaily snow depth77.0 cm (30.3 in)27.0 cm (10.6 in)52 years46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Estevan Point, CAdaily rain133.4 mm (5.3 in)68.1 mm (2.7 in)7 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Zerbst, DEdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)12.0 cm (4.7 in)43 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Wyndham Port, AUdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)77 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Riacho, BRall-time rain175.0 mm (6.9 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Eichstatt-Landershofen, DEdaily snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)16.0 cm (6.3 in)58 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Majenfors, SEdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)26 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Melrose, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)39 years43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Bull Harbour, CAall-time rain167.1 mm (6.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)39 years43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth22.0 cm (8.7 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)112 years43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max41.4 C (106.5 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)86 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Sao Joao de Petropolis, BRall-time rain158.0 mm (6.2 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)24 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Cavalinho, BRmonthly rain141.4 mm (5.6 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)32 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Gorlitz, DEdaily snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)87 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1980Arnsberg, DEdaily snow depth16.0 cm (6.3 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)90 years42 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 1980
Records on 12-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 531 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11812: 21815: 11816: 11825: 21841: 11844: 11848: 11849: 11852: 21855: 11856: 11860: 11867: 21869: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11873: 21875: 11876: 41877: 11878: 31879: 101880: 21882: 21884: 11886: 11889: 11891: 171893: 21894: 21895: 41897: 11898: 41899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 81903: 71904: 151905: 181906: 151907: 291908: 111909: 161910: 471911: 351912: 231913: 211914: 351915: 1231916: 891917: 761918: 301919: 801920: 1861921: 521922: 1571923: 1211924: 641925: 831926: 1061927: 2021928: 1311929: 2501930: 1411931: 3181932: 5111933: 2651934: 3311935: 1941936: 1781937: 4491938: 2721939: 9241940: 1631941: 2491942: 2821943: 5041944: 4311945: 1931946: 1,0731947: 3781948: 1741949: 5361950: 3361951: 5821952: 6331953: 4081954: 3361955: 3851956: 4551957: 4491958: 7511959: 2051960: 3901961: 8781962: 4051963: 5111964: 4471965: 8431966: 9911967: 8291968: 5761969: 4231970: 1,3381971: 1,6461972: 1,8581973: 4531974: 3721975: 6881976: 3761977: 1,3701978: 1,2991979: 1,3781980: 5311981: 1,0351982: 7481983: 6851984: 6051985: 1,4211986: 6011987: 8031988: 5991989: 7871990: 9351991: 9401992: 7951993: 7541994: 9401995: 1,7581996: 1,1931997: 1,1981998: 7091999: 5682000: 8822001: 4602002: 1,0302003: 1,0862004: 1,2472005: 8332006: 9982007: 1,2022008: 1,0832009: 1,3542010: 1,4242011: 3622012: 8252013: 1,0102014: 6022015: 1,1662016: 8582017: 7192018: 5002019: 5722020: 5672021: 9342022: 5702023: 9262024: 4772025: 1,9691796187218981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 531 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-10 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18122
18151
18161
18252
18411
18441
18481
18491
18522
18551
18561
18601
18672
18691
18701
18711
18721
18732
18751
18764
18771
18783
187910
18802
18822
18841
18861
18891
189117
18932
18942
18954
18971
18984
18994
19001
19015
19028
19037
190415
190518
190615
190729
190811
190916
191047
191135
191223
191321
191435
1915123
191689
191776
191830
191980
1920186
192152
1922157
1923121
192464
192583
1926106
1927202
1928131
1929250
1930141
1931318
1932511
1933265
1934331
1935194
1936178
1937449
1938272
1939924
1940163
1941249
1942282
1943504
1944431
1945193
19461,073
1947378
1948174
1949536
1950336
1951582
1952633
1953408
1954336
1955385
1956455
1957449
1958751
1959205
1960390
1961878
1962405
1963511
1964447
1965843
1966991
1967829
1968576
1969423
19701,338
19711,646
19721,858
1973453
1974372
1975688
1976376
19771,370
19781,299
19791,378
1980531
19811,035
1982748
1983685
1984605
19851,421
1986601
1987803
1988599
1989787
1990935
1991940
1992795
1993754
1994940
19951,758
19961,193
19971,198
1998709
1999568
2000882
2001460
20021,030
20031,086
20041,247
2005833
2006998
20071,202
20081,083
20091,354
20101,424
2011362
2012825
20131,010
2014602
20151,166
2016858
2017719
2018500
2019572
2020567
2021934
2022570
2023926
2024477
20251,969

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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.

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