Weather Records on 11 December 1997

1,203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1997. Highest significance: Manavi, AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1997

On 11 December 1997, 1,203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Manavi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 December 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,203 stations

1,203 station records on 11 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modautal-Neunkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fonte Limpa (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadacres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,203 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 11 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 11 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 419.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1997

Top 20 records on 11 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1997	Manavi, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 December 1997	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	97 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1997	Portageville 1N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Clermont 9 S, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Plant City, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Modautal-Neunkirchen, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Matamoras, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Fazenda Fonte Limpa (Dnos), BR	daily rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Ering, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Metten, DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1997	Broadacres, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,203 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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Data for records on 1997-12-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 December 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	939
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1