Weather Records on 11 December 1948

153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1948. Highest significance: Kampur, IN.

Key Facts for 11 December 1948

On 11 December 1948, 153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 143 daily.
Kampur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 11 December 1948.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

153 stations

153 station records on 11 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

153 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1948

Top 20 records on 11 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1948	Kampur, IN	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1948	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1948	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1948	Arrowrock Dam, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1948	Fogo, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Grimes Pass 6 S, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Beech Creek, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low max	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Summit Grd STN, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Gooding 2 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1948	Kakabeka Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	24 years	24 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 153 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	102
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1