Weather Records on 15 December 2010

1,705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2010. Highest significance: Glenbrook, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2010

On 15 December 2010, 1,705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 949 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,647 daily.
Glenbrook set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 15 December 2010.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,705 stations

1,705 station records on 15 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skyline 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schleiz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,705 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 481, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 468, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 197.

Records on 15 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	481
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	468
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	197

Records on 15 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 1,647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,321 broken records

Margins by which the 1,321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2010

Top 20 records on 15 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2010	Glenbrook, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2010	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2010	Stearns 2S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2010	Nanping, CN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2010	Lingling, CN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2010	Jamestown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Montgomery, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Guilin, CN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Skyline 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Saentis, CH	daily low max	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Sandy Hook, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	127 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	135 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2010	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	47 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

1793 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,705 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	1,225
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2