Weather Records on 17 December 2010

1,405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2010. Highest significance: Callagiddy Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 2010

On 17 December 2010, 1,405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 491 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,332 daily.
Callagiddy Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 187.0 mm (7.4 in) on 17 December 2010.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,405 stations

1,405 station records on 17 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koorrnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,405 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 387.

Records on 17 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	387

Records on 17 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 64, daily 1,332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2010

Top 20 records on 17 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2010	Callagiddy Station, AU	all-time rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	87 years	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 December 2010	Mount Narryer, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 December 2010	Winning, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 December 2010	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Carey Downs, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Hamelin Station, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Warroora, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Tangadee, AU	monthly rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Denham, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Brooweena Lahey St, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Muggon, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2010	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2010	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2010	Burnsville Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2010	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2010	Marron, AU	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	54 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 1,405 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	922
50 to 100	138
100 to 150	46
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2