Weather Records on 11 January 1942

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1942. Highest significance: Silverspur, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1942

On 11 January 1942, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 507 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 674 daily.
Silverspur set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 11 January 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 11 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsburg Near	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 419, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 11 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	419
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 11 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1422.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1942

Top 20 records on 11 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1942	Silverspur, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1942	Salisbury, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1942	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	all-time low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Millsboro, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Marshall, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Jim Thorpe, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Lambertville River, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Bloomsburg Near, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1942	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	16 years	29 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 687 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 200	577
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1