Weather Records on 11 January 1928

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1928. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1928

On 11 January 1928, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 580 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 11 January 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 11 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 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 1928

Top 20 records on 11 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1928	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1928	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1928	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1928	Calumet, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Ida, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Larimore 4SW, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Escanaba, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Green Bay, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1928	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 589 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	471
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1