Weather Records on 11 December 2018

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2018. Highest significance: Askaniia Nova, UA.

Key Facts for 11 December 2018

On 11 December 2018, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 347 daily.
Askaniia Nova set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 11 December 2018.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 11 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daintree Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blowering Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 11 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 11 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 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

11 December 2018

Top 20 records on 11 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2018	Askaniia Nova, UA	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	New Castle, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	128 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Daintree Village, AU	monthly rain	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Chatham, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Craig, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2018	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Danville Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Marion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Transou, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	W Kerr Scott Resv, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2018	Bedford, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	54 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 353 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	214
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	8
300 to 350	1