Weather Records on 14 December 2011

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2011. Highest significance: Kihnu, EE.

Key Facts for 14 December 2011

On 14 December 2011, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 856 daily.
Kihnu set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 14 December 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 14 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bjorkelangen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rygge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chesalon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia Paton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2011

Top 20 records on 14 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2011	Kihnu, EE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2011	Newdegate Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2011	Bjorkelangen II, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Edina, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Western 2W, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Carlingup, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	St Kruis, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Adina, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Rygge, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Gordalen, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Kitt Peak, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Lakin, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Schoondijke, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Cadzand, NL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2011	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 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 867 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	690
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1