Weather Records on 11 December 1972

1,514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1972. Highest significance: Seattle Urban Site, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1972

On 11 December 1972, 1,514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 1,119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,429 daily.
Seattle Urban Site set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 11 December 1972.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,514 stations

1,514 station records on 11 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,514 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 595, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 524, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 11 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	595
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	524
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 11 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 68, daily 1,429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,263 broken records

Margins by which the 1,263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1972

Top 20 records on 11 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1972	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Milford, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Garland 1 NE, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Clearwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13.4 C (24.1 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Tahoe City, US	all-time low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Vale, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Rock Springs, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Hawthorne AP, US	all-time low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	all-time low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1972	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,514 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	1,212
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2