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Weather Records on 11 December 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1908. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1908

  • On 11 December 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 11 December 1908.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 11 December 1908 18 station records on 11 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 11 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature26.2 C (79.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 11 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 11 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 11 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 December 1908 by timescale Records on 11 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 11 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1908 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1908
Top 18 records on 11 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 December 1908Washington, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)51 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Groningen-1, NLdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min3.8 C (38.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max26.2 C (79.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908West Terschelling, NLdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Trenton 2, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Concord, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908St John's, CAdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1908Darlington Point (Tubbo), AUdaily rain (Tie)8.4 mm (0.33 in)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 12-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 21808: 21815: 21825: 21841: 11852: 11855: 21862: 11868: 11869: 31871: 41872: 11876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 41880: 21882: 31886: 11887: 11889: 11891: 31892: 21893: 31894: 11895: 41897: 21898: 141899: 51900: 41901: 51902: 61903: 21904: 281905: 151906: 121907: 301908: 181909: 71910: 311911: 491912: 361913: 81914: 131915: 931916: 551917: 1031918: 321919: 401920: 581921: 491922: 1431923: 881924: 841925: 811926: 771927: 2321928: 1111929: 3451930: 721931: 7621932: 6961933: 2601934: 4801935: 2901936: 3571937: 8391938: 2311939: 6261940: 3021941: 3531942: 2631943: 1961944: 4071945: 2341946: 7171947: 3421948: 1531949: 1,2011950: 4631951: 2611952: 9231953: 1571954: 4921955: 3121956: 3001957: 5171958: 9851959: 3221960: 7461961: 1,3001962: 7231963: 6041964: 5421965: 1,2161966: 5251967: 9451968: 5431969: 5871970: 6171971: 9001972: 1,5141973: 3341974: 3131975: 4541976: 3801977: 1,1821978: 6781979: 8471980: 5221981: 9491982: 6571983: 9711984: 1,0131985: 1,4711986: 5611987: 6391988: 8501989: 5841990: 7471991: 1,1021992: 1,3571993: 7491994: 1,2431995: 1,8371996: 1,3071997: 1,2031998: 1,0121999: 7692000: 1,5842001: 6262002: 1,1392003: 6462004: 1,1662005: 8162006: 8582007: 1,6132008: 1,3122009: 1,0912010: 1,2842011: 4162012: 6182013: 7372014: 8932015: 1,1832016: 4892017: 6702018: 3462019: 4352020: 5152021: 1,1682022: 6752023: 8132024: 5392025: 1,6901796188019031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-11 in each year
YearRecords
17962
18082
18152
18252
18411
18521
18552
18621
18681
18693
18714
18721
18762
18771
18782
18794
18802
18823
18861
18871
18891
18913
18922
18933
18941
18954
18972
189814
18995
19004
19015
19026
19032
190428
190515
190612
190730
190818
19097
191031
191149
191236
19138
191413
191593
191655
1917103
191832
191940
192058
192149
1922143
192388
192484
192581
192677
1927232
1928111
1929345
193072
1931762
1932696
1933260
1934480
1935290
1936357
1937839
1938231
1939626
1940302
1941353
1942263
1943196
1944407
1945234
1946717
1947342
1948153
19491,201
1950463
1951261
1952923
1953157
1954492
1955312
1956300
1957517
1958985
1959322
1960746
19611,300
1962723
1963604
1964542
19651,216
1966525
1967945
1968543
1969587
1970617
1971900
19721,514
1973334
1974313
1975454
1976380
19771,182
1978678
1979847
1980522
1981949
1982657
1983971
19841,013
19851,471
1986561
1987639
1988850
1989584
1990747
19911,102
19921,357
1993749
19941,243
19951,837
19961,307
19971,203
19981,012
1999769
20001,584
2001626
20021,139
2003646
20041,166
2005816
2006858
20071,613
20081,312
20091,091
20101,284
2011416
2012618
2013737
2014893
20151,183
2016489
2017670
2018346
2019435
2020515
20211,168
2022675
2023813
2024539
20251,690

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).