Weather Records on 13 December 2011

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2011. Highest significance: Barooga, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 2011

On 13 December 2011, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 787 daily.
Barooga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.8 mm (2.9 in) on 13 December 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 13 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mexicali (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ballaying	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurrara Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Culford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonolokan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caernarvon Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2011

Top 20 records on 13 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2011	Barooga, AU	monthly rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2011	Williams, AU	monthly rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Bannister, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Collie, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Pingrup, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Waroona, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Darkan, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Avoca, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Mexicali (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Ballaying, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Narrogin, AU	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Tarwonga, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Maybrook, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2011	Hachita 1W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 833 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	667
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1