Weather Records on 11 January 1972

1,400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1972. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1972

On 11 January 1972, 1,400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,338 daily.
Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 11 January 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,400 stations

1,400 station records on 11 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alberrie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tieton Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,400 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 814, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 11 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	814
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 11 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 56, daily 1,338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,232 broken records

Margins by which the 1,232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1972

Top 20 records on 11 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1972	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Cowell, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Moonta, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Kadina, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Maitland, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Blinman, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Siam, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Yunta, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1972	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 years	64 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 1,400 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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 100	1,209
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1