Weather Records on 11 January 1916

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1916. Highest significance: Stony Mountain, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1916

On 11 January 1916, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 77 daily.
Stony Mountain set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 11 January 1916.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 11 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 11 January 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1916

Top 20 records on 11 January 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1916	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Stony Mountain, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Gorlitz, DE	monthly rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Auburn, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Swift Current, CA	monthly low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Yardea, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Millicent, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1916	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	12 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 79 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	63
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1