Weather Records on 31 December 2010

1,544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2010. Highest significance: Oshkosh, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2010

On 31 December 2010, 1,544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 453 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,453 daily.
Oshkosh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 31 December 2010.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,544 stations

1,544 station records on 31 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bochum	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Echt	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,544 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 297, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 161, Deepest snow cover 266.

Records on 31 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	297
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	161
Deepest snow cover	266

Records on 31 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 85, daily 1,453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,237 broken records

Margins by which the 1,237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2010

Top 20 records on 31 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2010	Oshkosh, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 December 2010	Britton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	116 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Morgan, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Moroni, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Bochum, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2010	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Leech Lake, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Miyako, JP	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Yonago, JP	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Emblem, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Lindenberg, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2010	Verona, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 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

1797 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2010. 2010 had 1,544 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	1,164
100 to 200	57
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1