Weather Records on 11 January 1934

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1934. Highest significance: Grenfell, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1934

On 11 January 1934, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 187 daily.
Grenfell set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 11 January 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 11 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1934

Top 20 records on 11 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1934	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1934	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1934	Mulki, IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1934	Pte de la Hague, FR	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Malvern, GB	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Cuero, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Sewanee, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Charleville Post Office, AU	monthly low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Panna, IN	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Tikamgarh, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1934	Baroda, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 192 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	156
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2