Weather Records on 10 December 2004

1,247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2004. Highest significance: Burenda, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 2004

On 10 December 2004, 1,247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,208 daily.
Burenda set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 10 December 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,247 stations

1,247 station records on 10 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Leighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murdinga (Mungala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,247 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 393, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 532, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	393
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	532
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2004

Top 20 records on 10 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2004	Burenda, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 December 2004	Bellata Post Office, AU	monthly rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	73 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 December 2004	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 December 2004	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Azueta, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Randleman, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2004	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2004	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2004	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2004	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	59 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 1,247 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 20	883
20 to 40	97
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	7