Weather Records on 10 December 1998

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1998. Highest significance: Darwin Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1998

On 10 December 1998, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 682 daily.
Darwin Airport set a daily record precipitation of 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 10 December 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 10 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Stirlings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eleven Mile Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfach	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coconut Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tan Son Hoa	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 10 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 10 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1998

Top 20 records on 10 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1998	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Dillenburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Yerevan, AM	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Capivari, BR	all-time rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Metzingen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Stuttgart/Echterdingen, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Greifswald, DE	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Olsdorf, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Kluhorskij Pereval, GE	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Cottbus, DE	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Grundy Ctr, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	McDermitt, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Juquitiba-II, BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Belmont, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 709 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	499
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2