Weather Records on 11 December 1936

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1936. Highest significance: Neilrex (Caigan), AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1936

On 11 December 1936, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 354 daily.
Neilrex (Caigan) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 December 1936.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 11 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie (Rotherfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	185.4 cm (73.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1346.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1936

Top 20 records on 11 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1936	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Leyburn Post Office, AU	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Callaville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Fall River, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Sydney, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Concord, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1936	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1936	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1936	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1936	Ashland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 357 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 200	330
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1