Weather Records on 11 December 1959

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1959. Highest significance: Pelee Island, CA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1959

On 11 December 1959, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 319 daily.
Pelee Island set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 11 December 1959.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 11 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1959

Top 20 records on 11 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1959	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Mamogaleskraal, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Wynne, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Nkhota Kota, MW	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Georgetown, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Malvern, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1959	Brownsville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 322 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	248
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1