Weather Records on 11 December 1955

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1955. Highest significance: Fremont 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1955

On 11 December 1955, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 296 daily.
Fremont 5 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 11 December 1955.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 11 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 11 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 11 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1955

Top 20 records on 11 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1955	Fremont 5 NW, US	all-time rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Glenns Ferry, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Mahalapye, BW	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Deer Vale, AU	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Brooklana, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1955	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Pillar Valley, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Vytegra, RU	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1955	Albion, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	31 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 312 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	249
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1