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Weather Records on 11 December 1918

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1918. Highest significance: Fort Beaufort, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1918

  • On 11 December 1918, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Fort Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 11 December 1918.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 11 December 1918 32 station records on 11 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 11 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
LenoirUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.9 C (28.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 11 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 11 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 11 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 December 1918 by timescale Records on 11 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 11 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1918 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 810 to 15: 415 to 20: 220 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 108
10 to 154
15 to 202
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1918
Top 20 records on 11 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 December 1918Fort Beaufort, ZAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)31 years38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1918World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)38 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Philadelphia City, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Fergana, UZdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Reading Wb City, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Lenoir, USdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)42 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Zerbst, DEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Novorossijsk, RUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max-1.9 C (28.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1918St Albans, CAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)24 years12 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 1918
Records on 12-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 32 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: 3532019: 4422020: 5172021: 1,1752022: 6792023: 8142024: 5392025: 1,6911796188019031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 32 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
2018353
2019442
2020517
20211,175
2022679
2023814
2024539
20251,691

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).