Weather Records on 10 December 2018

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 2018. Highest significance: Mulgrave Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 2018

On 10 December 2018, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 443 daily.
Mulgrave Mill set a daily record precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 10 December 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 10 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
High Pt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
John Flannagan Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 142.

Records on 10 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	142

Records on 10 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 41, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 2018

Top 20 records on 10 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2018	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 December 2018	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	195.7 mm (7.7 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	113 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	High Pt, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	New Castle, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	123 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Appomattox, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Bluestone Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Danville Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	128 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Buena Vista, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.3 cm (9.6 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Pedlar Dam, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2018	Saltville 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 500 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	257
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	47
150 to 200	26
200 to 250	25
250 to 300	14
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	2