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Weather Records on 11 January 1897

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1897. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 11 January 1897

  • On 11 January 1897, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 68.5 mm (2.7 in) on 11 January 1897.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 11 January 1897 14 station records on 11 January 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 11 January 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 January 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation68.5 mm (2.7 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St GeorgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 11 January 1897 by type Records set or tied on 11 January 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 January 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 11 January 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 January 1897 by timescale Records on 11 January 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 January 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 12.
Records on 11 January 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 January 1897 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 120 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 January 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 201
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1897
Top 14 records on 11 January 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 January 1897Genoa, ITdaily rain68.5 mm (2.7 in)44.0 mm (1.7 in)56 years53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1897Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)38.9 mm (1.5 in)9 years43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)5 years30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)1 year30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly low max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Albury, AUmonthly rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.5 C (61.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Cape St George, AUdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1897
Records on 01-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1897. 1897 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11803: 21840: 11851: 11853: 11858: 11862: 11863: 11864: 11871: 11873: 31876: 11877: 31878: 11879: 41880: 11881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11888: 21889: 41890: 11891: 61892: 31893: 11894: 21895: 11896: 81897: 141898: 51899: 31900: 81901: 61902: 61903: 151904: 31905: 101906: 41907: 91908: 71909: 281910: 501911: 481912: 471913: 321914: 411915: 261916: 791917: 1071918: 2081919: 171920: 1011921: 651922: 1311923: 1061924: 3671925: 1161926: 1021927: 2781928: 5891929: 1121930: 1861931: 1151932: 1801933: 2391934: 1921935: 1631936: 4751937: 3251938: 1921939: 3701940: 4191941: 3481942: 6871943: 2061944: 1091945: 6241946: 3251947: 2591948: 3421949: 9701950: 4201951: 3251952: 2141953: 7971954: 5261955: 2141956: 5941957: 5061958: 3441959: 4391960: 5481961: 4141962: 2,0621963: 1,6001964: 2481965: 4311966: 2461967: 4121968: 1,1031969: 5111970: 5391971: 8711972: 1,4001973: 6751974: 1,8781975: 2,1141976: 6851977: 1,3191978: 6541979: 1,3791980: 1,3191981: 9591982: 2,3631983: 1,4861984: 8281985: 6991986: 8731987: 1,5981988: 1,0651989: 8361990: 1,4591991: 1,4691992: 7181993: 1,8831994: 6671995: 1,2971996: 1,3661997: 1,5581998: 1,1651999: 9232000: 1,1222001: 7782002: 9702003: 7522004: 8482005: 1,5392006: 1,0962007: 9942008: 1,0192009: 6822010: 1,0932011: 1,7092012: 8812013: 1,4672014: 6852015: 5332016: 5552017: 1,1242018: 1,0222019: 3432020: 1,6122021: 6962022: 2902023: 6722024: 6142025: 8061794188119001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1897. 1897 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-11 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18032
18401
18511
18531
18581
18621
18631
18641
18711
18733
18761
18773
18781
18794
18801
18811
18831
18841
18851
18882
18894
18901
18916
18923
18931
18942
18951
18968
189714
18985
18993
19008
19016
19026
190315
19043
190510
19064
19079
19087
190928
191050
191148
191247
191332
191441
191526
191679
1917107
1918208
191917
1920101
192165
1922131
1923106
1924367
1925116
1926102
1927278
1928589
1929112
1930186
1931115
1932180
1933239
1934192
1935163
1936475
1937325
1938192
1939370
1940419
1941348
1942687
1943206
1944109
1945624
1946325
1947259
1948342
1949970
1950420
1951325
1952214
1953797
1954526
1955214
1956594
1957506
1958344
1959439
1960548
1961414
19622,062
19631,600
1964248
1965431
1966246
1967412
19681,103
1969511
1970539
1971871
19721,400
1973675
19741,878
19752,114
1976685
19771,319
1978654
19791,379
19801,319
1981959
19822,363
19831,486
1984828
1985699
1986873
19871,598
19881,065
1989836
19901,459
19911,469
1992718
19931,883
1994667
19951,297
19961,366
19971,558
19981,165
1999923
20001,122
2001778
2002970
2003752
2004848
20051,539
20061,096
2007994
20081,019
2009682
20101,093
20111,709
2012881
20131,467
2014685
2015533
2016555
20171,124
20181,022
2019343
20201,612
2021696
2022290
2023672
2024614
2025806

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).