Weather Records on 10 December 2003

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2003. Highest significance: Anchorage Merrill Fld, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 2003

On 10 December 2003, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Anchorage Merrill Fld set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 10 December 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 10 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 181.

Records on 10 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	181

Records on 10 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

930 broken records

Margins by which the 930 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2003

Top 20 records on 10 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2003	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 December 2003	Steffenville, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Macomb, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Monmouth, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Carthage, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Brunswick, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	River Falls, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Edina, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Walnut 4S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Tribes Hill, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Pawhuska, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2003	Donnellson, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,086 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 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 100	860
100 to 200	61
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1