Weather Records on 10 December 1983

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1983. Highest significance: Columbus 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1983

On 10 December 1983, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 666 daily.
Columbus 3 NE set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 10 December 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 10 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cameo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.5 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 10 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 10 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1983

Top 20 records on 10 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Aurora, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Wolwekraal (Irr), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Firth, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Flandreau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Sibley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Long Is 1N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Cambridge, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Hastings 4N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1983	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	20 years	38 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 685 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 December 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	466
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1