Weather Records on 10 December 1981

1,035 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1981. Highest significance: Gaya, IN.

Key Facts for 10 December 1981

On 10 December 1981, 1,035 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 991 daily.
Gaya set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 10 December 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,035 stations

1,035 station records on 10 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.2 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen (Lahntal)	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,035 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 10 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 10 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1981

Top 20 records on 10 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1981	Gaya, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1981	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1981	Mont Louis, CA	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1981	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1981	Burnerbinmah, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Taunton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Mount Clere, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Cet Central England, GB	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003, BR	all-time rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1981	Ribeirao Corrente, BR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 1,035 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	841
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1