Weather Records on 11 December 1919

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1919. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1919

On 11 December 1919, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 38 daily.
Astoria set a daily record low maximum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 11 December 1919.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 11 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	5
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1919

Top 20 records on 11 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1919	Astoria, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Bird Rocks, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Astoria, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Perm, RU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1919	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	25 years	12 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 40 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	31
25 to 50	0
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1