Weather Records on 31 December 2011

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2011. Highest significance: Thiruvananthapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 31 December 2011

On 31 December 2011, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 720 daily.
Thiruvananthapuram set a daily record precipitation of 182.1 mm (7.2 in) on 31 December 2011.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 31 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ajacuba (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aioun Elatrouss	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faith	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beringovskaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 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

31 December 2011

Top 20 records on 31 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2011	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2011	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Scaddan West, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Ajacuba (Dge), MX	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Methow 2 S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Valentine, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Mtn Park, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Aioun Elatrouss, MR	all-time low min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	New England, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2011	Spencer 1 N, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	40 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

1797 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2011. 2011 had 739 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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Data for records on 2011-12-31: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	549
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1