Weather Records on 11 December 2010

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2010. Highest significance: Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 2010

On 11 December 2010, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 432 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,190 daily.
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 11 December 2010.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 11 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schleiz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 338, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 11 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	338
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 11 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 77, daily 1,190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2010

Top 20 records on 11 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2010	Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Medford, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Rochester Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Washburn, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Lincang, CN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2010	Malboona, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Rochester Intl AP, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Buffalo 2NE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Menno, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Weiser, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2010	Ft Benton, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 1,284 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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	868
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1