Weather Records on 10 December 1996

1,193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1996. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 10 December 1996

On 10 December 1996, 1,193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
719 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,160 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 74.6 mm (2.9 in) on 10 December 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,193 stations

1,193 station records on 10 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Flat Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	502.0 mm (19.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,193 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 406, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 10 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	406
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 10 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 1,160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 418.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1996

Top 20 records on 10 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1996	Bologna, IT	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	126 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Bakherden, TM	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Monterey, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Wellpinit, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1996	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Coalinga, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Paloma, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Winfield, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Mantova, IT	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	126 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Enterprise, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Pt Mugu Nf, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Greenville, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1996	Stanley 3 NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	46 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,193 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 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	908
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1