Weather Records on 10 December 2016

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2016. Highest significance: Zhangwu, CN.

Key Facts for 10 December 2016

On 10 December 2016, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 841 daily.
Zhangwu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 December 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 10 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lahs	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jack Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckskin Lower	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Creek #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Draw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fallen Leaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fawn Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Cristo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacks Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 10 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 10 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 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

10 December 2016

Top 20 records on 10 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2016	Zhangwu, CN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2016	Lahs, TJ	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2016	Packwood, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2016	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	122 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Cedar Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Termez, UZ	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Colfax, US	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Clearbrook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Jack Creek Upper, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Gildford, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Buckskin Lower, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Ward Creek #3, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Kelsey 1 N, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Cottonwood 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2016	Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	45 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 858 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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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	677
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1