Weather Records on 10 December 2008

1,083 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2008. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 2008

On 10 December 2008, 1,083 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Pontotoc set a daily record precipitation of 137.4 mm (5.4 in) on 10 December 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,083 stations

1,083 station records on 10 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames Plantation	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,083 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 10 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 10 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2008

Top 20 records on 10 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2008	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Leiden, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Coffeeville, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Decatur 1 N, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	New Albany, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Rolling Fk, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Sewanee, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Crestview FAA/AP, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2008	Reform, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Grenada, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Huntingdon Wtp, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	University, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Beaver Is, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Enid Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	53 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,083 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	831
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1