Weather Records on 10 December 2001

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2001. Highest significance: Spring Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 2001

On 10 December 2001, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 442 daily.
Spring Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 10 December 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 10 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solferino	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krivoj_Rog	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 10 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 10 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2001

Top 20 records on 10 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2001	Spring Creek, AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2001	Tenasco, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Okeechobee, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Sapporo, JP	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Ocala, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Charles City, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Kokpekty, KZ	daily low max	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Orderville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2001	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2001	Buenavista, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2001	Newhaven, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2001	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily low max	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2001	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 460 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	360
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1