Weather Records on 11 January 1912

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1912. Highest significance: Gravenhurst, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1912

On 11 January 1912, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
Gravenhurst set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -27.8 C (-18.0 F) on 11 January 1912.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 11 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 January 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	2
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1912

Top 20 records on 11 January 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1912	Gravenhurst, CA	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1912	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Stony Mountain, CA	monthly low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1912	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	14 years	13 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 47 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 January 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1