Weather Records on 11 January 1918

208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1918. Highest significance: Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1918

On 11 January 1918, 208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 199 daily.
Gredgwin (Barraport North) set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 11 January 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

208 stations

208 station records on 11 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeruk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

208 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1918

Top 20 records on 11 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1918	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Barellan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Jeruk, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Burrundulla, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1918	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1918	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1918	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	31 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 208 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 50	192
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1