Weather Records on 11 January 2020

1,617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2020. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 2020

On 11 January 2020, 1,617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
808 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,521 daily.
Greenville 2 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 11 January 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,617 stations

1,617 station records on 11 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beecher City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,617 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 434, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 727, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	434
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	727
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 95, daily 1,521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,426 broken records

Margins by which the 1,426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2020

Top 20 records on 11 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2020	Greenville 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Mattoon, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Windsor, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Farmington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Hermann, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Mansfield, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2020	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	114 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Flint Fcwos, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	121 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Idabel, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Durant, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	114 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Subiaco, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	114 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Pana, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	114 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2020	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	72 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 1,617 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 20	1,173
20 to 40	158
40 to 60	66
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1