Weather Records on 11 December 1962

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1962. Highest significance: Lucknow, CA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1962

On 11 December 1962, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 713 daily.
Lucknow set a daily record snowfall of 33.5 cm (13.2 in) on 11 December 1962.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 11 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 11 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 11 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1962

Top 20 records on 11 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1962	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1962	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Union City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	South Wales Emery Park, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Scottsboro, US	monthly low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1962	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 723 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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Data for records on 1962-12-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	551
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1