Weather Records on 11 December 1942

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1942. Highest significance: Moree (Bullerana), AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1942

On 11 December 1942, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 251 daily.
Moree (Bullerana) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 11 December 1942.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 11 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Rose Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tullinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 11 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 11 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1942

Top 20 records on 11 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1942	Moree (Bullerana), AU	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Goroke (Rose Banks), AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Boorara, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Pamban, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Gamalally, AU	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Terry Hie Hie, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1942	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 263 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 100	215
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1