Weather Records on 12 December 2011

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2011. Highest significance: Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2011

On 12 December 2011, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 611 daily.
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills) set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 December 2011.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 12 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garran (Federal Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sebastopol (Erin Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mawson (Bernacchi St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Mar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berridale (Eucumbene Trout Far	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2011

Top 20 records on 12 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2011	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2011	Daytona Beach, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2011	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2011	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2011	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Garran (Federal Golf Club), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Sebastopol (Erin Vale), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Dandaragan West, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Mawson (Bernacchi St), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Progreso, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Chiconautla, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	100 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 621 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	463
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2