Weather Records on 10 December 2000

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2000. Highest significance: Ashley, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 2000

On 10 December 2000, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 839 daily.
Ashley set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 10 December 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 10 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 839.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2000

Top 20 records on 10 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2000	Ashley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2000	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	105 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2000	Red Lodge, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2000	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2000	Highmore, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2000	Linton, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Lawn Hill, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Rico, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Faith, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Nye #2, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Cody, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Albion 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2000	Miami Intl AP, US	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 882 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-12-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	650
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2