Weather Records on 16 December 2010

1,585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2010. Highest significance: Hansboro 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2010

On 16 December 2010, 1,585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 560 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,529 daily.
Hansboro 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 December 2010.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,585 stations

1,585 station records on 16 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schleiz	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,585 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 307, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 231.

Records on 16 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	307
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	231

Records on 16 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 1,529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,274 broken records

Margins by which the 1,274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2010

Top 20 records on 16 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2010	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2010	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2010	Middalya, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2010	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2010	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2010	Jamestown, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Villanueva, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Camden, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Brielle, NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2010	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	51 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 1,585 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	1,112
50 to 100	98
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	5