Weather Records on 11 January 1940

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1940. Highest significance: Visalia, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1940

On 11 January 1940, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 384 daily.
Visalia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 11 January 1940.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 11 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 11 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 11 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 25, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1940

Top 20 records on 11 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1940	Visalia, US	all-time rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Spreckels Hwy Brg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Porterville, US	all-time rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Salzburg, AT	all-time low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Wofford Hts Kernville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Angiola, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Lathrop San Joaquin Bd, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Ufa, RU	all-time low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Magdeburg, DE	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Haina 214, US	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1940	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	11.5 C (20.7 F)	28 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 419 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	338
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1