Weather Records on 10 December 2010

1,424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2010. Highest significance: Rugby (Carovale), AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 2010

On 10 December 2010, 1,424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 538 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Rugby (Carovale) set a daily record precipitation of 122.8 mm (4.8 in) on 10 December 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,424 stations

1,424 station records on 10 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Kiriwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,424 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 431, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 209.

Records on 10 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	431
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	209

Records on 10 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 98, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,150 broken records

Margins by which the 1,150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2010

Top 20 records on 10 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2010	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Cowra Research Centre (Evans S, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Goulburn Tafe, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Plentywood, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Baldwinsville, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2010	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Erfde, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Wolf Pt, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Cowra Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2010	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	52 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 1,424 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 100	1,106
100 to 200	37
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1