Weather Records on 11 December 2016

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2016. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 2016

On 11 December 2016, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 482 daily.
Le Mars set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 December 2016.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 11 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone City 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 11 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 11 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2016

Top 20 records on 11 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2016	Le Mars, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2016	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2016	Canby, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2016	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2016	Toledo Express AP, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2016	Zhangwu, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Knox Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Diablo Dam, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	122 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Miller, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2016	Clear Lake, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	107 years	47 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 489 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	353
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1