Weather Records on 11 January 1931

115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1931. Highest significance: Charlottetown, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1931

On 11 January 1931, 115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 113 daily.
Charlottetown set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 11 January 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

115 stations

115 station records on 11 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

115 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 242.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1931

Top 20 records on 11 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1931	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1931	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1931	Alvin, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1931	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Jennings, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Boreli, IN	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1931	Blanco, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 115 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	84
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2