Weather Records on 11 January 1926

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1926. Highest significance: Orlando Executive AP, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1926

On 11 January 1926, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 101 daily.
Orlando Executive AP set a daily record low maximum temperature of 9.4 C (48.9 F) on 11 January 1926.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 11 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1926

Top 20 records on 11 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1926	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Kongal, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Gadsden, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low min	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Austin #2, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Battleford, CA	daily high min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Tartu, EE	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Los Gatos, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1926	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	10 years	15 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 102 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	75
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1