Weather Records on 11 December 1983

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1983. Highest significance: Belleville, CA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1983

On 11 December 1983, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 946 daily.
Belleville set a daily record precipitation of 55.2 mm (2.2 in) on 11 December 1983.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 11 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 188.

Records on 11 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	188

Records on 11 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 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 1983

Top 20 records on 11 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1983	Belleville, CA	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1983	Two Harbors, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1983	Bay Minette, US	monthly rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1983	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1983	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Greenville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Piacaguera (Efsj), BR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Griggsville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Danville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Standard, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1983	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	46 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 971 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	679
50 to 100	79
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1