Weather Records on 11 December 1981

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1981. Highest significance: San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES.

Key Facts for 11 December 1981

On 11 December 1981, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 925 daily.
San Sebastian - Igueldo set a daily record precipitation of 88.7 mm (3.5 in) on 11 December 1981.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 11 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 11 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 11 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1981

Top 20 records on 11 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1981	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1981	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1981	Balasore, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Carmo Do Paranaiba, BR	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Taunton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Cashmere Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Oxford, GB	daily low max	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Embrun, FR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Keams Canyon, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Palmerville, AU	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Astrakan, RU	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Paisley, GB	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1981	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	95 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 949 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 100	770
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1