Weather Records on 11 December 2023

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2023. Highest significance: Woomera (South Gap Station), AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 2023

On 11 December 2023, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 773 daily.
Woomera (South Gap Station) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 11 December 2023.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 11 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Uworra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tickera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marblehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Pimbena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2023

Top 20 records on 11 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2023	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 December 2023	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	131 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 December 2023	Wharminda, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 December 2023	Milford, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Cleve, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Penong, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Wirrulla, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Kimba, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	W Thompson Lake, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Cowell (Winter Springs), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Storrs, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2023	Franklin, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	60 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 814 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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Data for records on 2023-12-11: 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	666
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1