Weather Records on 10 December 1990

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1990. Highest significance: Khartoum, SD.

Key Facts for 10 December 1990

On 10 December 1990, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 891 daily.
Khartoum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 10 December 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 10 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1990

Top 20 records on 10 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1990	Khartoum, SD	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Ione 18 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Kodiak AP, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Berge, DE	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	129 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Warren, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Moorcroft 3S, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Crete 4ESE, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Matao, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Bethany, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Lexington 3E, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1990	Highmore, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 935 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 25	715
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1