Weather Records on 11 December 1946

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1946. Highest significance: Healdton 3 E, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1946

On 11 December 1946, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 705 daily.
Healdton 3 E set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 11 December 1946.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 11 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 11 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1946

Top 20 records on 11 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1946	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Choteau, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Kosmos, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Waurika, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Valier, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Parkdale, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	all-time rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Springfields, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1946	Pierce Rs, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1946	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 717 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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Data for records on 1946-12-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	539
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2