Weather Records on 10 December 1987

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1987. Highest significance: Ellensburg, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1987

On 10 December 1987, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 784 daily.
Ellensburg set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 10 December 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 10 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yonaguni-Jima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Polebridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sachkhere	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 10 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 10 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1987

Top 20 records on 10 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1987	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1987	Saint Anthony, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1987	Bickleton, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1987	Wenatchee, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Yonaguni-Jima, JP	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Fossil, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Anta, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Ashwood, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Taboas, BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Izmail, UA	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Polebridge, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Wallace, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1987	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68 years	37 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 803 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	608
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1