Weather Records on 11 December 1990

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1990. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 11 December 1990

On 11 December 1990, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 727 daily.
Karlsruhe set a daily record snow depth of 19.0 cm (7.5 in) on 11 December 1990.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 11 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Destivale	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eppingen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 11 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 11 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1990

Top 20 records on 11 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1990	Koo Wee Rup (Srw), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Worms, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Sao Lourenco Do Sul, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Fazenda Sao Pedro, BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Heilbronn, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Coleman, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Sviland, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Avai, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Ada, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Bad Durkheim, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1990	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	84 years	37 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 747 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 25	517
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	5