Weather Records on 11 December 2001

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 2001. Highest significance: Lissadell, AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 2001

On 11 December 2001, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 605 daily.
Lissadell set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 December 2001.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 11 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toluca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 11 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 11 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 2001

Top 20 records on 11 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2001	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2001	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Conroe, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	San Simon, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	San Simon, US	monthly snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Lajamanu, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2001	Clodine, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 626 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 25	454
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1