Weather Records on 10 December 1997

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1997. Highest significance: Gorakhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 10 December 1997

On 10 December 1997, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Gorakhpur set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 10 December 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 10 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kooralgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deelamon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (the Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 10 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 10 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1997

Top 20 records on 10 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1997	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1997	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1997	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1997	Glen Alvon, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Yarraman Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	all-time high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Barringun, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Santa Rosa, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Warkon, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Rosehill, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Yarraman Upper, AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Hoyt 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1997	Kooralgin, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,198 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 50	841
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1