Weather Records on 11 December 1929

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1929. Highest significance: Crescent City 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1929

On 11 December 1929, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 335 daily.
Crescent City 3 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 11 December 1929.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 11 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.4 C (-49.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1929

Top 20 records on 11 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1929	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1929	Clayoquot, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Neosho, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Malvern, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Minden, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Tobolsk, RU	monthly low min	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Healdsburg, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Blanco, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1929	Canon City, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	21 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 345 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 50	257
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1