Weather Records on 11 December 1950

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1950. Highest significance: La Pocatiere Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1950

On 11 December 1950, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 431 daily.
La Pocatiere Cda set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 11 December 1950.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 11 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.7 C (-64.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 11 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 11 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1950

Top 20 records on 11 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1950	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1950	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1950	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Grand Falls, CA	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Edmundston, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Keedysville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Saint John, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Eastport, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Paris Stp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1950	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1950	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1950	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1950	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 463 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	315
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1