Weather Records on 11 December 1951

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1951. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1951

On 11 December 1951, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 254 daily.
Harrison set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 11 December 1951.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 11 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 11 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 11 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1951

Top 20 records on 11 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1951	Fruitland, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Southport, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1951	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 261 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	208
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1