Weather Records on 10 December 2015

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2015. Highest significance: Duluth, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 2015

On 10 December 2015, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
944 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Duluth set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 10 December 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 10 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamaguchi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 453, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 491, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	453
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	491
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2015

Top 20 records on 10 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2015	Duluth, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2015	Shanwei, CN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2015	Shantou, CN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Fukue, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Turtle Lake, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Gowrie South, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	125 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Angola, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Primghar, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	New Salem 5NW, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Wallace, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2015	Gothenburg, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	119 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,166 records.

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

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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Data for records on 2015-12-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	896
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1