Weather Records on 11 December 1949

1,201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1949. Highest significance: Clark, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1949

On 11 December 1949, 1,201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Clark set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 December 1949.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,201 stations

1,201 station records on 11 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,201 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 11 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 11 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 63, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,013 broken records

Margins by which the 1,013 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1949

Top 20 records on 11 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1949	Clark, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1949	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1949	Campbell, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1949	Spearfish, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Fergus Falls, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	La Delle 7 NE, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Fosston 1 E, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Kiev, UA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Doniphan, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	De Smet, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Ida, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1949	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 1,201 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	985
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1