Weather Records on 11 December 1976

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1976. Highest significance: Jewett, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1976

On 11 December 1976, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 372 daily.
Jewett set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 11 December 1976.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 11 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1976

Top 20 records on 11 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1976	Jewett, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Long Lake 5 SW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Mount Dutton, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Clyde A, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Cameron, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Buffalo, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Fairfield 3W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Centerville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Smithville, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Ouro Branco (Manairama), BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Valley Junction, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Red Deer A, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1976	Manitowoc, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1976	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1976	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	32 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 380 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 20	272
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1