Weather Records on 11 January 2021

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2021. Highest significance: Odessa, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 2021

On 11 January 2021, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 618 daily.
Odessa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 11 January 2021.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 11 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Norsborg_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vallentuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galtjarn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Degerfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sodersel_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zinkgruvan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morsil	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marby_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 11 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 11 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 66, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2021

Top 20 records on 11 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2021	Odessa, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2021	Boras, SE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Sidsjo, SE	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Vasterhaninge, SE	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Norrby_S, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Anson, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	122 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Norsborg_11, SE	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Tullinge A, SE	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Vallentuna, SE	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Kristinehamn, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Kramfors, SE	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Bredbyn, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Ruzyne, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Homer 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	127 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2021	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2021	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	127 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2021	Crosbyton, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2021	Nacogdoches, US	all-time snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2021	Godegard, SE	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	56 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

1794 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 702 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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Data for records on 2021-01-11: 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 50	554
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1