Weather Records on 11 December 1924

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1924. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1924

On 11 December 1924, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 77 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 11 December 1924.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 11 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1924

Top 20 records on 11 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1924	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Camooweal Township, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Lakeside, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	San Bernardino F S 226, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Austin #2, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	The Dalles, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Gavle, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Kargopol, RU	monthly high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1924	Orebro, SE	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 84 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	64
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1