Weather Records on 11 January 2026

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2026. Highest significance: Richfield, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 2026

On 11 January 2026, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 491 daily.
Richfield set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 11 January 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 11 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Margate	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boden	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muren	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Boston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurinburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yanchi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torp	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla Lokka	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla Vuotso	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torp	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parkalompolo_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jartai	China	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittelnkirchen-Hohenfelde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 11 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 11 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2026

Top 20 records on 11 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2026	Richfield, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2026	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2026	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Seabrook Farms, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Nemuro, JP	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Elberton 2 N, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Louisburg, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Cheraw, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Boden, SE	daily low max	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2026	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124 years	40 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 499 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	417
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1