Weather Records on 11 January 1921

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1921. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1921

On 11 January 1921, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 61 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 11 January 1921.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 11 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 11 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1921

Top 20 records on 11 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1921	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1921	Whroo, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1921	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1921	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Kiev, UA	monthly high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Kiev, UA	monthly high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Parnu, EE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Gavle, SE	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Waren, DE	monthly high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Gospic, HR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Husum, DE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1921	Altastenberg, DE	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 65 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 20	50
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1