Weather Records on 11 December 2000

1,584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2000. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 2000

On 11 December 2000, 1,584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
577 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,537 daily.
Meeker set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 11 December 2000.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,584 stations

1,584 station records on 11 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,584 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 396, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 262, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 11 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	396
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	262
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 11 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 1,537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,303 broken records

Margins by which the 1,303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2000

Top 20 records on 11 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2000	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	98 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Geneseo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Lansing Capital City AP, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Hialeah, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Port Huron, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Burlington 2S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Chicago Ohare Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	Madison 2SE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2000	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	50 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,584 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	1,195
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1